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Pak-Scouts April,2015MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

SHIELD PRESENTATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN JS PAK DAY PARADE - 2015

70 MEETING OF NATIONAL COUNCIL, PBSA HELD AT NHQ, PBSA ON 28.03.2015TH

H.E. Mr. Mamnoon Hussain the President & Chief Scout Pakistan presented souvenir tothe Boy Scout contingent commander Raja Nouman Waheed on BARA KHANA on 25March, 2015. Chief Commissioner, PBSA. Mr. Abdul Karim Baloch, Scout officials & all theBoy Scouts of Parade Attended the Ceremony on the invitation of LT Gen Mr. M. AsifHI(M), DG Joint Staff (DG JS), JSHQ, Chaklala.

70 National Council meeting was held on 28 March, 2015 at National Headquarters,PBSA, Islamabad. Mr. Abdul Karim Baloch was unanimously re-elected as ChiefCommissioner, PBSA for two years term. Mr. Abdul Karim Baloch assured his

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70th Meeting of NationalCouncil, PBSA - 28 Mar,2015

Shield presentation forparticipation in JS PakDay Parade - 2015

Training & ProgrammeSub-Committee, PBSA

Scout Award CommitteeMeeting - 03.03.2015

Headquarters, PBSA, Islamabad on 13thMarch, 2015.

Mr. Zahid Mahboob, Director Trg. & Prog.chaired the meeting.Syed Akhtar Meer (Sindh BSA), Mr.

Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, (Punjab BSA),Mr. Mumtaz Mughal (AJK BSA), Mr. NasirKhan (PIA BSA), Mr. Pervaiz Iqbal Qureshi(Pak. Railways BSA), Mr. Imtiaz Khan (KPBSA), Mr. Abdul Karim Badini (BalochistanBSA), Mr. Muhammad Ilyas, Mr. ArshadNaveed (FATA BSA), and Mr. Usman Pashaattended the meeting. Mr. Asif Mahmood,Secretary of the committee conducted theprogramme.

Criteria for MOP Badge was approved andcertain advancement in Youth Program &Adult Training were discussed andadopted.

Scout Award Committee meeting was heldon 3rd March, 2015 at NationalHeadquarters, PBSA, Islamabad. Mr.Muhammad Khal id Deputy ChiefCommissioner, PBSA & ProvincialCommissioner, Pak. Railways BSA Chairedthe meeting.

SCOUT AWARD COMMITTEE

commitment and dedication for upliftingthe Scouting Mission with the support ofNational Council Members. He alsoexpressed his pledge to put all his effortsin rebuilding the existing structure of the

body and accelerate the functionsthereof. The Council adopted the auditedaccounts Statement for 2013-14 and alsoapproved budget 2014-15. Syed Parvez AliShah Jillani, Mr. Anwar A. Zai, Raja Akhlaq

Hussain Khan, Mr. Muhammad Khalid,Sahibzada Sajjad Masood Chishti, Mr.Muhammad Shuaib, Mr. Rafiq Khattak,Mir Aurangzaib, Mr. Faisal Jameel, Mr.Muhammad Wali, Malik Ajmal Khan, Mr.Tariq Qureshi, Syed Akhter Meer, Prof.Abdul Hayee Shaikh, and members fromall the Provincial Associations attendedthe meeting and assured their Support tothe Chief Commissioner.

T R A I N I N G P R O G R A M M E S U B -COMMITTEE, PBSA

National Trg & Prog. Sub- Committeem e e t i n g w a s h e l d a t N a t i o n a l

BOG Meeting at PSCCBatrasi - 18th Mar, 2015

Scout Activities- MSOG

Presentation of Souvenirto H.E. Mr. Katae ofJapan Embassy

Sociolympics - 13-14March, 2015

Tree Plantation - CDA

Pakistan Being SecondPilot Project for Solar

First PRS Girl of Pakistan

Weekend Camp ofSpecial Persons

Walk against corruption

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Following were present:

Mr. Muhammad Khalid,Dy. Chief Commissioner, PBSA

-Syed Akhtar Meer,Provincial Secretary, Sindh BSA

-Mr. Islam ud Din,Provincial Secretary, KP BSA

-Mr. Zahid Mahboob,Acting Secretary, PBSA-Mr. Abdul Mannan,APC Pak. Railways BSA

-Mr. Muhammad Tariq Qureshi,Provincial Secretary, Punjab BSA

-Raja Abdul Waheed Fitrat,Provincial Secretary, AJK BSA

-Malik Ajmal Khan,Provincial Secretary, PIA BSA

-Mr. Mustansar Ahmad KhanProvincial Secretary, Pak. Railways BSA

Awards of all categories of Adults wererecommended which will be submitted tothe Chief Scout for approval.

BOG Meeting of PSCC Batrasi was held on18 March, 2015 at Batrasi. Mr. AbdulKarim Baloch, Chief Commissioner, PBSA /Chairman BOG chaired the meeting whichwas attended by Brig (Retd) Abdul Hafeez,Principal PSCC, Batrasi, Mr. Sajjad Akhtar,Chairman College Coordination &Monitoring Cell, Raja Akhlaq Hussain

Chairman

Members:

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BOG MEETING OF PSCC BATRASI

Khan, Dy. Chief Commissioner, PBSA Mr.Zahid Mahboob, Acting Secretary, PBSA,Mr. Iftikhar ul Mulk, Chairman BISE

Abbottabad, Mr. Tariq Qureshi, ProvincialSecretary, Punjab BSA, Mr. Islam ud Din,

Provincial Secretary, KP BSA, Raja AbdulWaheed Fitrat, Provincial Secretary, AJKBSA.

SCOUT ACTIVITIES - MSOGOn 1st March, 2015 Spring Tree Plantation

Campaign was organized by Matta Scouts

Open Group. Almost 350 saplings were

planted by Scouts.

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UP COMINGNATIONAL EVENTS

Pakistan DayCelebrations on 23rdMarch, 2015

A PRESENTATION OF SOUVENIR TO H.E.MR. KATAE OF JAPAN EMBASSYA souvenir of 14 National Scouts

Jamboree was presented to Mr. Khatae,

Minister for Affairs of Japan Embassy atNational Headquarters, PBSA, Islamabad

on 1 March, 2015. Japan is hosting WorldScout Jamboree in August, 2015.

Two days Sociolympics, a mixed-activityyouth event, was organized as a pilotpartnership project between the

Ambassador's Youth Council, PUAN fromUS Embassy and Pakistan Boy ScoutsAssociation on 14 and 15 March 2015 atbeautiful campsite of NHQ. USA and PBSAteams were comprised of 40 memberseach, whereas each team was based on 20boys and 20 girls.The activities of the event were planned

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A souvenir was also presented to Ms.

Heather Macey, Regional Director RedR.UK.

SOCIOLYMPICS HELD ON 13-14 MARCH,2015 AT NHQ, PBSA, ISLAMBABAD.

focusing on 4 core domains: sports,creative, academic and intellect. TheSports activities encompassed Cricket,

KhoKho, PittuGaram & Kite Flying.Creative activities comprised of ShortSkits, Singing (English & Urdu) and LudoBoard Game. Academic activities coveredD e b a t e ( E n g l i s h & U r d u ) a n dDumsharades whereas a cultural showwas also organized focusing on culturalattire of Punjabi, Pathan, Sindhi & Balochi.All the activities of sports, creativity,academic and cultural show were

beautifully planned and organized by theAmbassador's Youth Council Islamabadand Pakistan US Alumni Network underthe leadership of Mr. Zeeshan in closecoordination with Ms Gulshan Batool.Both team members, especially the girlsplayed a vital role in the success of thisevent. Everyone played and participateddevotedly. All the competitors were highlycharged and feeling joy. The viewers alsoboosted their teams by chanting anddancing on the beats of drum.

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02-05, June, 2015

APR Seminar on lifeskills for the 21stCentury - Bhutan 22-25June, 2015

27July - 08, August,2015

UP COMINGINTERNATIONAL EVENTS

Workshop on ServiceExcellence, Malaysia11-15, April, 2015

The opening and closing ceremonies wereattended by Mr. Abdul Karim Baloch, ChiefCommissioner PBSA, Ms. Judith Ravin,

Country Cultural Attache, USA, Ms LauraDjuragic, Dy. Cultural Affairs Attache, Mr.Neal Murata, Press Officer, Mr. JamesCerven, Cultural Affairs Attache besidesorganizing officials of US Embassy andsenior scout officials of NHQ & Provinces.

The closing ceremony was held in thePakistan National Library. Medals and

Certificates were awarded to the winnersand the participants of the event by Ms.Judith Ravin, Country Cultural Attache,USA. PBSA was declared Champion on thebasis of overall performance and scores.After the closing ceremony impressivemusical performance was put on show bythe participants of the event from bothsides.

TREE PLANTATION - CDAThe Capital Development Authority (CDA)on Thursday launched 'Green IslamabadCampaign' to pay tribute to the martyrs of

Army Public School Peshawar and enrichgreen beauty of the federal capital.CDA Chairman, Maroof Afzal inauguratedthe campaign by planting in sector D-12while large number of people from allwalks of life participated in the tree drive.

Earlier, CDA Member EnvironmentMu stafa in Ka zm i we lcom e d t h eparticipants, specially Scouts & Guidesmore than 100 Scouts participated in theCampaign and planted the tree. He saidthe CDA also displayed a sign board with

names of APS martyrs students at thevenue, adding that all the trees would benamed at APS martyrs at this premises.

PAKISTAN - BEING SECOND PILOTPROJECT FOR SOLARSun for fun activities were organized on

1 5 M a r c h , 2 0 1 5 a t N a t i o n a lHeadquarters, PBSA which was attendedby 230 Boy Scouts. 08 stations / baseswere formed and solar activities both lightand heat were experienced by the Scouts.

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Asia Pacific RegionalCourse for LeaderTrainer - Korea,26 Oct - 01 Nov, 2015

FIRST PRS GIRL OF PAKISTAN

WEEKEND CAMP OF SPECIAL PERSONS

Syeda Kanza Kanwal from Sindh Boy ScoutsAssociation, a first girl of Pakistan who

awarded with the title of “President RoverScout” for the year 2015 from Pakistan BoyScouts Association. Mr. Siddique Memon,Provincial Commissioner of Sindh BoyScouts Association, Prof. Moin AzharSiddique, Member National Council, PBSAawarded her with applets of PresidentRover Scout of Pakistan. ProvincialSecretary of Sindh BSA Syed Akhtar wasalso present on the occasion.

A weekend Scouting Camp for specialscouts was jointly organized by RegionalScouts Headquarters Multan and SocietyScouts open Group from 27-28 March,2015 at Regional Scouts HeadquartersMultan.

Mr. Muhammad Afzal Sipra, CommissionerProjects, Punjab BSA inaugurated thecamp. Participants remained engaged indifferent kinds of activities. Campersshowed great interest in such activities.Mr. Muhammad Riaz Khan, AssistantDistrict Scouts Commissioner, Multanalong with Mr. Muhammad Shareef,

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District Scouts Secretary, Multan visitedthe camp and praised the excellent effortsof participants and organizers. Somepersons representing different NGOs alsovisited the camp.Mr. Asif Ali Farrukh, Additional Director,M.D.A. was the Chief Guest. Speakersappreciated the efforts and hard work ofRover Asif as he was the only player fromSouth Punjab to be selected in first evercricket team of such nature. Rover AsifIqbal presented his national kit for theoffice of Society Scouts Open Group forSpecial Persons, Multan.

WALK AGAINST CORRUPTIONOn 10 March, 2015;President MamnoonHussain led a walk against corruptiontitled “Say No to Corruption” at Aiwan-e-Sadr.Federal Ministries, parliamentarians,Ambassadors, senior officers of Aiwan-e-Sadr and National Accountability Bureau(NAB), children from various schools,teachers and 100 Scouts also participatedin the walk. The Participants were carryingplay cards bearing anit-corruptionslogans.

The walk was aimed at demonstratingsupport in fighting corruption across allsectors of society and to raise publicawareness against this curse, added thePresident. The President said thatcorruption poses great threat to the veryfabric of society and urged all tocontribute their share in combating thiscrime.

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S-G - 50 InternationalJamboree - 2015 -Singapore17-22, Nov, 2015

Aj2016 -24th AustralianJamboree- Australia03-13, Jan, 2016

JS Pak Day Parade - 2015 & Sociolympics

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