Mirpur’s School For The Blind Lighting The Way For Visually Impaired Children
UrduPoint (September 22, 2026)
An NGO-run AKAB School for the Blind in Mirpur is transforming the lives of around 130 visually impaired children from Azad Jammu and Kashmir and across Pakistan by equipping them with modern education, vocational skills, and self-reliance training.
Initiative Highlighted During Delegation Visit
The initiative gained attention during a visit by a two-member delegation comprising UK-based journalist Sajid Yousaf and Information Officer of Divisional Directorate Mirpur, Khizar Hayat, to the institution on Tuesday.
During their visit, the delegation met with the school’s blind Patron-in-Chief Professor Muhammad Ilyas Ayub and faculty members and learned about the school’s comprehensive educational and welfare programs.
School Services and Facilities
The management informed that the school offers:
- Braille education
- Computer literacy
- Assistive technology
- Sports and co-curricular activities
- A Braille printing press
- Library, hostel, mosque, and playground
Students are provided with free books, uniforms, stationery, meals, transport, and residential facilities. Financial assistance and scholarships are also extended to graduates pursuing higher studies, including PhD level.
Professor Ilyas Ayub stated that the school’s mission is to empower visually impaired children, making them confident, self-reliant, and productive citizens through modern education and character building with support from philanthropists.
Delegation Inspection and Praise
The delegation inspected classrooms, computer labs, the printing press, and other facilities, praising the organized learning environment and dedicated services of the institution in preparing blind children for a dignified and independent future.