A 74-year-old Pakistani Umrah pilgrim survived a sudden cardiac and respiratory arrest at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah during Friday prayers, after Saudi Red Crescent Authority paramedics reached him in 14 seconds and restored his pulse.

Dr. Ahmed bin Ali Al-Zahrani, director general of the authority's Madinah branch, said the team confirmed the arrest on arrival, applied emergency procedures and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The pilgrim's pulse returned and his condition initially stabilised, and he was taken to Bab Jibreel Health Center for further treatment.

Al-Zahrani credited the quick arrival and early intervention, with God's help, for saving the man's life. He said the heavy deployment of paramedics inside the mosque under the Friday prayer readiness plan allows rapid response to emergencies among worshippers, visitors and Umrah performers.

Such cases, he added, show the value of field readiness and proactive deployment in crowded sites to cut response times and raise survival chances, and he praised the skill of the emergency crews in handling critical cases.