III-C, 13/28, Nazimabad no.3, karachi
(0092) 21-36615307
mail@pabsindh.org

Organizational Profile

01.	Full Name of the Ngo:	Pakistan Association of the Blind (Sindh Head Office)
02.	Founder:	Dr. Fatima Shah (Late) M.B.B.S. was Born in an educated Muslim family on 11th February 1914 in Sargodha, Pakistan.
03.	Contact Person:	Muzaffar Ali Qureshi General Secretary Pakistan Association of the Blind (Sindh Head Office) Cell: +92-314-2117799, +92-333-2117799 Email: mualiq.pabcane@gmail.com
04.	Address & Other Details	III-C, 13/28, Nazimabad no. 3, Karachi, Pakistan Tel: 0092-36615307 Fax: 0092-36610410 Email: mail@pabsindh.org Facebook: Pakistan Association of the Blind (Sindh Head office) Website: www.pabsindh.org
05.	Date of Foundation:	30th October 1974
06.	Legal Status:	Pakistan Association of the Blind (Sindh) is a non-governmental non-profitable, non-religious & non-political organization. It was established in 1974, with the Directorate of Social Welfare Department, Government of Sindh, under the Voluntary Social Welfare Registration Ordinance 1961.
07.	Registered Date:	30th October 1974.
08.	Registration No:	DSW (S) 101 30-10-1974
09.	Banker’s Name & A/C No:	Habib Bank Limited SDV Branch Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar Karachi A/C: 00340044853903
10.	Area of Operation:	Pakistan Association of the Blind has set up 19th District Branches: 1.PAB Thatta, 2.PAB Hyderabad, 3.PAB Mirpur Khas, 4.PAB Nawab Shah, 5.PAB Noshehro Feroz, 6.PAB Khairpur, 7.PAB Ghotki, 8.PAB Sukkur, 9.PAB Jacobabad, 10.PAB Shikarpur, 11.PAB Larkana, 12.PAB Dadu, 13.PAB Jamshoro 14. P A B Kambershahdadkot 15.PAB District branch South khi, 16.PAB District branch Central khi, 17.PAB District West khi, 18.PAB District branch Malir khi, 19.PAB District Branch East khi. District branches are Affiliated with PAB- Sindh.

11.	Free Services Availability for Blind:	A) Un-stitched Clothes and Ration distribution every year in the month RAMADAN to the families of the Blind members. B) Financial aid to the needy Blind members. C) Aid for wedding ceremonies of the Blind members. D) Medical aid to the Blind and their families. E) Distribution of educational scholarship to Blind students.
12.	Technical support to needy blind members:	A) Braille Writing Frames & Stylus. B) Braille Paper and Arithmetic Board. C) Folding Canes etc. D) Magnifying glasses for low vision members. E) Hearing aids for deaf students.
13.	Annual activities:	A. Seerat Conference on the occasion of Holy Month of Rabiul Awwal every year. B. Jashan-e-Azadi Programme on 14th August every year. C. White Cane Safety Day (the international day for the Blind) 15th October every year. D. Babul Islam Conference on 10th of Ramadan every year. E. Arrangement of Cricket Tournaments for the Blind Cricketers.
14.	Running Project and Training Classes for Visually Handicapped Persons:	1. Computer Training & Literacy Centre. 2. Self Employment Project. 3. Mobility Training Classes. 4. Music Classes. 5. Women Wing. (a) Fancy work. (b) Cooking Class. (c) Macroonee work Class. 6. English Language Class. 7. Naat recitation Training Class. 8. Quran and nazra class. 9. Silver-Line School for the Blind & Deaf. To cater for the need of education of the blind & deaf children of the area that is central zone of Karachi, P A B (Sindh) has started a school for the Blind & Deaf on most modern lines within its own building situated in Nazimabad No. 3.
15.	Our Future Projects/ Planes:	To establish Vocational training Centre for Blind male and female. To establish Braille printing press in Sindh province.
16.	Need for Collaborations and patronage:	PAB (Sindh) strongly desires to collaborate with reputed companies, philanthropists and benevolent Establishments to have their umbrella of patronage for its projects.

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