GRAND OPENING CEREMONY MALAYSIA 18TH JUNE, 2014 World Scout Bureau Office has been

shifted from Geneva to Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia. The Grand Opening

Ceremony was held on 18th June, 2014.

The honourable Dato Sri Mohd Najib

bin Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of

Malaysia was the Chief Guest while

Chief Commissioners and Guests from

all over the World were invited on this

very special occasion. Mr. Abdul Karim

Baloch, Chief Commissioner, PBSA

represented Pakistan on the invitation

extended by Mr. Simon Hong Bak Rhee

Chairman World Scout Committee , Mr.

Scott Teare, Secretary General and

Dato, Seri Paduka Dr. Haji Shafie Bin

Haji Mohd Salleh, Chief Scout of

Malaysia.

TWO DAYS NATIONAL YOUTH FORUM AT KARACHI 14-15 JUNE, 2014 Youth Parliament (NGO) in

collaboration with Sports and Youth

Affairs Govt of Sindh and Pakistan Boy

Scouts Association organized 2 Days

National Youth Forum at Beach Luxury

Hotel Karachi from 14-15 June, 2014.

HIGHLIGHTS

Grand Opening

Ceremony Malaysia 18th June, 2014

Two Days National Youth Forum at Karachi 14-15 June, 2014

Jamboree Finance Committee meeting

Deputy Chief Commissioner, PBSA visited Summer Training Centre Ghora Gali – Murree Hills

Hajj Services - 2014

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Scout Leader Course for Female Sindh BSA 16 -22 June, 2014

Scout Wood Badge

Course of PIA BSA from 20-27 June, 2014

The objective of the Forum was to bring

youth of Pakistan at one platform to

play a constructive role in the society.

The Forum also provided an

opportunity to the Scouts to meet with

non scouts youth and work together as

Messengers of Peace.

Mr. Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui,

Commissioner Karachi was the Chief

Guest in the Opening Ceremony.

Following were Key Note Speakers:

- Senator Abdul Haseeb Khan

- Mr. Javed Jabbar, Former Federal Minister

- Prof. Anwar Ahmed Zai, Dy. Chief Commissioner, PBSA

- Mr. Uzair Ausaf, Trainer

- Samad Zaidi, Trainer

- Mr. Laiq Ahmed, Secretary Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt of Sindh

- Mr. Zahid Mahboob, Director

Training & Programme, PBSA

- Prof. Moiz Hussain,

Mr. Farooq Sattar, MNA was the Chief

Guest in the Closing Ceremony.

In a response to National Headquarters,

PBSA extended invitation to all

Provincial Associations. Rover Scouts

from Balochistan, Punjab, Sindh, PIA,

FATA and Pak. Railways participated.

JAMBOREE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING 2nd SAANSO & 14th National Scout

Jamboree Finance Committee meeting

was convened at PHQ on 17th June,

2014. Committee comprises of the

following:-

Chairman: Prof. Anwar Ahmed Zai,

Dy. Chief Commissioner, PBSA

Members: Syed Maqbool Raza,

Honorary Treasure, PBSA

Mr. Zahid Mahboob, Acting Secretary ,PBSA

Mr. S.A.H. Qureshi Hony. Treasure, Sindh BSA

Mr. Prof. Moin Azhar Siddiqui Member Finance Committee Sindh BSA

Syed Abid Ali Shah Jamboree Coordinator

Syed Akhtar Meer Provincial Secretary, Sindh BSA

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Scout activities at Al-

Falah Project Karachi

Help – Internally Displaced Persons

World Antinarcotics Day 26th June, 2014

DEPUTY CHIEF COMMISSIONER, PBSA VISITED SUMMER TRAINING CENTRE GHORA GALI, MURREE HILLS Sahibzada Sajjad Masood Chishti,

Deputy Chief Commissioner, PBSA

visited Summer Training Centre Ghora

Gali Murree Hills in the last week of

June, 2014, he inspected the camps and

addressed the youth.

He was welcomed by Mr. Zameer ul

Islam Bukhari, Camp Commandant and

Mr. Adil Farooq, Circuit Organizer,

Punjab BSA alongwith other scouters.

HAJJ SERVICES - 2014 In continuation to regular services of

scouts in the local Haji Camps in the

Pakistan, about 441 Scout Khuddam will

serve in the local Haji Camps all over

Pakistan. 8 scouts from AJK has started

services in the Ministry of Religious

Affairs - Islamabad from June, 2014.

Scout will serve in the Haji Camps of

Islamabad, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan,

Quetta, Sukkar, Peshawar, Lahore,

Faisalabad and Sialkot.

SCOUT LEADER COURSE OF PAK. RAILWAYS HELD FROM 15-21 JUNE, 2014 Scout Leader Course of Pak. Railways BSA

was held at National Training Centre

Jungle Mangal Batrasi from 15-21 June,

2014. Mr. Shabbir Hussain was the

Course Leader. Mr. Abdul Mannan, APC

Pak. Railways BSA also supported the

Training Team for conducting the Course

in a befitting manner. 25 Scout Leaders

attended the Course.

FRIENDSHIP FOR EVER Mr. Munir Ahmed Bhullar National

Commissioner Integration & Coordination,

PBSA has launched Friendship Card with

the title “Friendship for Ever” at Summer

Training Centre Ghora Gali Murree Hills

on 11 June, 2014. Purpose of this activity

was to involve and motivate young people

in National Integration through Friendship

on the platform of Scouting. Scouts from

FATA, Gilgit Baltistan, Punjab, Sindh, PIA

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Glorious memories

CALT at NTC Jungle Mangal on 24-31 August, 2014

9th National Rover Moot 21-28 September, 2014

assembled at a place and made a sign of

MOP and Friendship. Earlier Scouts

mutually invited scouts of other areas /

provinces in their tents and offered their

cultural dishes. Rep of National &

Provincial Headquarters also witnessed

the activity.

SCOUT LEADER COURSE FOR FEMALE ORGANIZED BY SINDH BSA FROM 16-22 JUNE, 2014

Scout Leader Course for Female Scout

Leaders of Sindh BSA was held from 16-

22 June, 2014. Ms. Zafar Sultana was

the Course Leader. She was assisted by

Ms. Anees, Mr. Abdul Hayee and other

Scout Leaders. 36 Female Scout Leaders

attended the Course. Syed Abid Ali

shah, APC Sindh BSA and Mr. Zahid

Mahboob, Acting Secretary, PBSA also

addressed the trainees.

SCOUT WOOD BADGE TRAINING COURSE OF PIA BSA FROM 20-27 JUNE, 2014

PIA Boy Scouts Association organized

Scouts wood Badge Training Course at its

Scouts Training Centre Gulistan-e-Johar

Karachi from 20th to 27th June, 2014. Mr.

Khalid Mahmood (LT) APC Training &

Programme was the Course Leader. Mr.

Muhammad Nasir Khan (LT) Secretary

T&P was Course Secretary and Khalid

Mahmood Sheikh (ALT) ADC T&P was the

Dy. Course Leader. Course Team was

consisted of Mr. Shahid Pervez, Mr. Zafar

Iqbal and Mr. Zafar Bangash Wood

Badgers. Course was inaugurated by the

Course Leader. All sessions were

delivered as per National Training Policy.

Muhammad Shuaib International

Commissioner, Tariq Moen APC PR &

ERP, Nawab Ali Shah LT, Abdul Aziz ALT,

Najam ul Hassan ALT and Malik Ajmal

Khan Provincial Secretary were the

UP COMING NATIONAL EVENTS

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National Strategic Planning Workshop 1-5 December, 2014

MOP Pakistan Team Gathering 7-11 December, 2014

2nd SAANSO & 14th National Scout Jamboree at Khairpur Mirs from 16-23 Dec, 2014

Facilitators. Mr. Abdul Karim Baloch,

Chief Commissioner, PBSA also visited

the Course and appreciated the efforts of

PIA BSA. Mr. Anwar Ahmed Zai, Dy. Chief

Commissioner, PBSA was the Chief Guest

of the Closing Ceremony on 27th June,

2014. He distributed the certificates and

recognized the leadership of the Scout

Leaders of PIA BSA.

SCOUT ACTIVITIES AT AL-FALAH PROJECT, KARACHI.

Scout Activities at Al-Falah Project

Karachi were organized by Private

Institutions, District Boy Scouts of Sindh.

Qirat and Naat competitions were held.

Tent pitching and other scout activities

were also organized at Al-Falah Project,

Karachi, a subsidiary of PBSA.

HELP – INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS After the operation Zarb-e-Azb against

militants in the North Waziristan Agency,

thousands of tribe’s people have been

displaced from North Wazirsitan and

other areas of the Country.

Scouts of FATA are in contact with local

administration in the relief work.

Provincial Headquarters Khyber

Pakhtunkhwa Boy Scouts also issued

instructions to the District Scouts of

D.I.Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat, Bannu,

Kohat, Hangu & Karak for relief work in

close coordination with the local

administration.

Employees of Pakistan Boy Scouts

Association has also voluntarily donated

one day gross salary and equal share was

also contributed by the PBSA in the Prime

Minster Relief Fund for IDPs 2014.

WORLD ANTI NARCOTICS DAY, 26 JUNE 2014 Anti Narcotic scout rally was organized

by Matta Scout Open Group on 26 June,

2014. The Rally passed through Matta

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UP COMING INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

5th Montenegrin Scout Jamboree - Montenegro 11-20 July, 2014

4th International Patrol Jamboree – Korea 01-06 August, 2014

Colombo Centenary Scout Jamboree – Sri-Lanka 1-7 August, 2014

Bazar under the supervision of CMO

Matta Muhammad Khaliq Khan and

Group Scout leader Muhammad Musa

Khan Pasban. Scouts and Students

participated in the rally which was

appreciated by the local community.

NATIONAL ADULTS IN SCOUTING SUB-COMMITTEE National Adults in Scouting Sub-

Committee of Pakistan Boy Scouts

Association has been constituted, as

under:

Chairman: a. Mr. Muhammad Khalid

Dy. Chief Commissioner, PBSA

Members: b. Mr. Munir Ahmed Bhullar National Commissioner Coordination & Integration, PBSA

c. Mr. Zahid Mahboob, Director Trg & Pog., PBSA

d. Mr. Khalid Mahmood Member National Council (PIA BSA)

e. Mr. Abdul Samad Chishti Member National Council (AJK BSA)

Secretary: f. Secretary, PBSA (Ex-Officio)

TASK FORCE FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES WORKSHOP RECOMMENDATION - 2025

Task Force for implementation of the Strategic Priorities Workshop recommendations / Vision 2025 of PBSA has been approved by the Competent Authority, given below:

Chairman: a. Mr. Sajjad Masood Chishti Dy. Chief Commissioner,

PBSA

Dy. Chairman: b. Syed Mehmood Hashmi National Commissioner Publication & Public

Relations, PBSA

Members: c. One Strategic Priority

Coordination from each Province d. Mr. Zahid Mahboob,

Director Trg & Pog., PBSA

e. Mr. Usman Pasha Dy. Director Trg & Prog, PBSA

f. Mr. Muhammad Arif Qureshi Best Rover Scout – 2013

(Punjab BSA) g. Mr. Ramish Shabbir Khan Best Boy Scout – 2013 (PIA

BSA)

Secretary: h. Secretary, PBSA

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12th World Scout Youth Forum – Slovenia 4-7 August, 2014

40th World Scout Conference – Slovenia 11-15 August, 2014

Mr. Jaffar Kazim, one of the senior most

Scout Leader and 1st Commissioner PR,

PBSA was born on 15th August, 1942 at

Saharan Pur UP India. He joined Scout

Movement as Cub Scout in 1953 and

continuously served Scout Movement.

He served in different volunteer

positions as Publicity Secretary,

Assistant Commissioner PR, Secretary

Pak Hyderi Scouts Group, Public

Relation Officer Karachi Division Sindh

and Commissioner PR, PBSA from 1972 –

2000.

He also served several National

Committees constituted by the National

Council, PBSA e.g. Al-Falah Scout Project

Karachi, Scout Literature Policy

organization and Rules. As a Scout

Leader he served in Saudia as Khuddam

ul Hujjaj and also participated in the

International events in Japan, Malaysia,

Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Mr. Jaffar attended almost all the

National Camporees, Jamborees

Conferences, Rover Moots, Integration

tours, Training Conferences etc.

In recognition of his services he was

bestowed with the following awards

from the President / Chief Scout,

Pakistan:

- Certificate of Merit - Medal of Merit

- Long Services Decoration

- Silver palm

- Bar to the Silver Palm Mr. Jaffar has recently inaugurated the

Scout Shop at Amin House Karachi and

attended National Youth Forum in June,

2014.

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GLORIOUS MEMORIES

PICTORIAL VIEW

Pak Contingent at Malaysia Jamboree Presentation of Souvenir to Malaysia Scouts

National Youth Forum with the Sign of MOP National Youth Forum at Karachi

National Youth Forum at Karachi Friendship for Ever at Murree with Special Scouts

World Anti Narcotics Day Celebrations by MATTA Scouts