Prevention and control of blindness by providing standard and sustainable eye care services which are accessible and affordable to all regardless of gender, race, color or religion. Its essential components would be hospital-based tertiary eye care services, community-oriented prevention of blindness program, need-based human resource development, promotion of basic and applied research in ophthalmology and development of appropriate and affordable technology.
- Non-Political, non-govermental,not-for-profit, charitable organization.
- Chain of Modern Eye Hospitals at Rawalpindi, Kohat, Sukkur & Muzaffrabad.
- Quality training for doctors and paramedics.
- Widespread outreach programme with eye camps all over the country.
- Disease specialist clinics for all major eye diseases.
- Annual operating budgets is around Two Hundred and Twenty two million PKR.
- Your contribution can make the difference between light and darkness
Milestones in the History of Al-Shifa
| 1984 | Idea is conceived |
| 1985, 23rd March | Al-Shifa Trust is established |
| 1985, 20th June | First Meeting of the Trust, chaired by Gen. Zia-ul-Haq |
| 1986, 13th Aug | Construction of Eye Hospital at Rawalpindi starts |
| 1991, 28th April | Inauguration of ASEH, Rawalpindi by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| 1992 | Low-Cost Eye Drop Production Unit starts working |
| 1993 | Low-Cost Spectacle Production Unit starts working |
| 1993 | Low-Vision Services start at Al-Shifa for the first time in Pakistan |
| 1993 | Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology starts training courses |
| 1994 | Al-Shifa Trust declared as WHO Collaborating Centre |
| 1997, 25th Sept. | Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology Building inaugurated by President Laghari |
| 1998, January | Construction of Eye Hospital at Sukkur starts |
| 2000, 30th June | Inauguration of ASEH, Sukkur by Chief Executive, Gen. Pervaiz Musharraf |
| 23rd March 2003 | Ground breaking of Al-Shifa Kohat |
| 23rd December 2005 | Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Kohat starts functioning |
| 18th March 2006 | Partnership Award by WHO |
| 26th April 2006 | National Academy of Paramedics inaugurated by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz |
| 30th June 2006 | MoU of Quetta Hospital Signed with Govt of Baluchistan |
| 22nd May 2007 | Certified by Pakistan Center for Philanthropy |
| 10th Nov 2007 | MoU of Muzaffarabad Hospital Signed with Govt of AJK |
| 7th Dec 2007 | Ophthalmological Society of Pakistan Awards Gold Medal |
| March 2008 | Foundation laying of Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology Sukkur |
| March 2008 | Al-Shifa Journal of Ophthalmology approved by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council |
| 17th April 2008 | Ground Breaking of Muzaffarabad Eye Hospital by AJK Prime Minister |
| 18th November 2008 | Al-Shifa gets AGFUND international award |
| 26th April 2009 | Al-Shifa Light House inaugurated |
