The Punjab government has suspended the Punjab Sehat Card, effective from July 1, 2025, excepting residents from availing medical treatment outside the province under the Sehat Sahulat Program.
The Punjab Sehat Card will no longer be operational in the federal territories and regions such as Islamabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan.
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According to State Life Insurance Corporation’s official document, all empanelled hospitals in these regions have been instructed to stop providing free treatment to Punjab-based Sehat Card holders.
The directive clarifies that only patients already under treatment before July 1 will be permitted to continue their care.
The Sehat Sahulat Program, once welcomed as a landmark initiative for universal health coverage, is undergoing significant reform.
While the Punjab Sehat Card suspension touches interprovincial access, the program remains active within Punjab and select areas of KP and Balochistan.
