[citation needed] After returning to Pakistan from a visit to the Microsoft headquarters, Randhawa gave numerous television and newspaper interviews.

[13] She was interviewed by various channels, invited to several international conferences and summits, and received awards from the president and prime minister of Pakistan.

[15] In November 2006, Randhawa attended the Tech-Ed Developers conference themed Get Ahead of The Game held in after receiving an invitation from Microsoft.

On 22 December 2011, she had a cardiac arrest after an epileptic seizure that damaged her brain and was admitted to Lahore's Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in critical condition.

[6] On 9 January 2012, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, contacted Randhawa's parents and directed her doctors to adopt "every kind of measure" for her treatment.

[17] Local doctors dismissed the option of moving Randhawa to another hospital due to her being on a ventilator and in critical condition.

Microsoft had discussed flying her to the United States for treatment, according to her father, Amjad Abdul Karim Randhawa.