Scouting in Pakistan

Pakistan got independence on August 14, 1947 and even before that Scouting was in the Sub Continent. It was the scouts who were on the road for protest in the favor of independence, it was the scouts who supported the public in the administrative work in the Independence movement. We must engage our youth in a better program where we can advance our self in every field of life.

Pakistan Scouts Association formally known as Pakistan Boy Scouts Association was created on December 1, 1947 with headquarter in Karachi. Gradually with the passage of time it shifted to Islamabad where we have biggest campsite of Pakistan

Scouting in Pakistan works on 4 Aspects

• Physical
• Mental
• Social
• Religious

Whereas working on Emotional aspect and course development is still practiced by the teams. In Pakistan scouts are the most effective youth organization being practiced.

Everyone remember the Earth Quake of 2005, the Floods in the last year, the team to support the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP's) were scouts. With their skills they supported them in building temporary houses in the form of camp, some gadgets which means the daily furniture with some wood and ropes, cook on the wood stoves and even cook without utensils. That are some of the features which differentiate Scouts from other youth.

Scouts have the title of the first ambassadors of Pakistan.

Pakistan got independence on 14 August 1947 and its Flag was first Hoisted in the 6th World Jamboree at France by the Indo-Pak Scouts, at the 7th world Jamboree it was again scout who first time represented Pakistan through this way they are called the first ambassadors who represented Pakistan in front of the whole world

Today we need some other organizations like scouting which can support Pakistan to uplift its position, today its again the scouts who can improve the image, who can improve Pakistan, infront of every one by interacting with them, they got this great opportunity to Support their community, country and I hope that they will fulfill the the hope of every Pakistani Citizen

Photo Link:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Flag_on_Pakistani_Scout_uniform.jpg

Camp in Camp

Leave Nothing But Thanks -
Camp Law -
Sir Robert Stephenson Smith Baden Powell of Gilwill

Camp in Camp, a newly introduced event which means you have to do a camp while you are in camping, it sounds really interesting when you say camp, but it is much more difficult to do that, explain that, show that, perform that.
We were told that we have to go for camp in camp, preparations all around, curiosity, excitement, yelling all around, we just wanted to experience what is it, how it is done..
We were told to sit on the bus, the 2 hour drive led us to a new campside, where the germans were there.. they were host for us, they gave a big tent in which Austrians, Itallian, French, Dutch, Japenese, UK People, and we, Pakistani were there... it was a huge black tent.
As we went there, we were asked to made up the dinner, it was a hole digged and some burnt wood were there.. we were so confused that what will happen and what we will do... Hosts gave us a Pan for the cooking and showed us the way for the wood. We gathered some wood, and with the help of German Kid's Ligher, Light up the Stove..
Now it was hurdle for the cooking oil which was missing in our kit :P we went to the hosts and again they helped us in finding that... we made some KABAB's and had our lunch..
after we gone for the activity in which there was monkey band, Friendship band, lizard and much more... i selected the friendship band because I already know how to make some .. but it was a new and tough one with new designing in it.. :|
After the band I go for the Badminton, it was so fun to play with the Norway people, one of them was a really good player..
continuing the day we gone for the volley ball and after that done the camp fire..
The german songs, the Itallian Dance, and ofcourse the Pakistani Aalo Yaante Rocked the camp fire there and the new and awesome was their yell..
"Uri Uri Uri" ... "yea Yea Yea"... Was the best part of that night..
It was so cold and the bugs doesn't wanted us to sleep in the tent.. so we all decided to sing the songs whole night through the fire.. a leader and a participant of UK, Hosts and the Pakistani Sung their songs through out the mid night.. indeed it was the germans who said the good night to all of us in a gentle manner through the beats and strings of guitar, it was the soft and a gentle good night that led us to the sweet dreams

In the morning suddenly some people came in our camp and starting singing, what the mess it was, we all stood up and saw, it were again the germans who wanted to say us good morning in a new way that we had'nt seen... we didn't understand the whole song but the thing that we know is the GOOD MORNING word that they told us ;)
Finally It was time to cook food for the break fast and after that lunch, patrol with lots of hurdle could make up the food in with such limited resources
So hard camp, the hardest time we had but the thing that we learnt is to live in the hardest conditions

SCOUTING ROCKS... !!!

JOTA - JOTI

3rd week of the October is always fun...

Organized by World Organization of Scout Movement, Jota - Joti is a wonderful event which connect the world through media. It means Jamboree On The Air (Jota), Jamboree on The Internet (Joti). Joti is a Unique Event in which everyone in the world can participate just you need a Internet Connection, Web Browser, a Chatting Software Such as mIRC, and a Email.

I really love this event its a nice event to interact with the people, every year new people with valuable experiences come here to meet new people, interact with them and to share with them. Every year there is some themes and some activities which you can do while sitting a long distance. This year the theme is Unity, Natural Disaster.

I met some Swedish Cub Scouts which were 11 12 years old, who were the one of the camp in camp host in the World Scout Jamboree.. the asked me language of Pakistan and the names. One of them visited the Thailand he find the new land so much interesting and different from their culture. :)