Boy scouts play proactive role in plantation campaign in the capital

Parliamentary secretary says they can play major role in PM’s campaign

ISLAMABAD: Member National Assembly and Parliamentary Secretary for Education Wajih Akram has said that boy scouts can play an important role in keeping the country clean and support the cleanliness campaign as envisioned by the PM

In this effort they should not only involve themselves but get their family members and the community at large to participate to make a cleaner and better Pakistan

Akram was addressing the concluding ceremony of clean hike organised by the Islamabad Boy Scouts Association at Daman-e-Koh in the capital.



On the occasion the authorities of provincial scouts association especially Provincial Secretary Abdul Hai Sheikh, Assistant Provincial Commissioner Dr Mohammad Rafique, Dr Muhammad Afzal Babar, Abdul Munim Zahid Divisional Commissioner Ghulam Dastagir, principals of schools and colleges and large number of scout leaders were present.

Akram highlighted importance of trees and appreciated the role of scouts in country-wide plantation campaign. He also assured them of his support for the resolution of scouting issues and provision of resources.

Provincial Commissioner of Islamabad Boy Scouts Association Hasnat Ahmed Qureshi while addressing the gathering said that boy scouts have always played great role in constructive activities in the country and for PM Pakistan’s vision, clean and green Pakistan the boy scouts will play their role.

Before this the secretary Abdul Hai Sheikh of Islamabad Boy Scouts Association in his address said that this special hike aimed at raising awareness regarding cleanliness and to let people know that keeping the public spots clean is necessary and they should play their role in it.



In this hike more than 500 private and public schools of Islamabad participated and they reached Daman-e-Koh after cleaning the Margalla hiking track where the concluding ceremony took place. Before, the hike, inaugural ceremony took place at Islamabad College for Boys.

Provincial Commissioner Hasnaat Ahmed Qureshi directed the boy scouts and wished them the best, he also led the hike as a symbolic gesture for few miles, the people and organisations which cooperated in the inauguration of hike include Islamabad college for Boys Principal Muhammad Rafique Sandhelvi, Capital Development Authority, Islamabad police, traffic police, private schools network and principals of all institutions.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 21^st, 2018.