Be prepared: Holistic development approach stressed for emerging leaders
Boy Scouts of America donates Rs3.5m to PBSA
Boy Scouts of America donates Rs3.5m to Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA). DESIGN: MUHAMMAD SUHAIB
ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) Chief Commissioner Abdul Karim Baloch, while stressing the importance of scouting for emerging young leaders said that it was a movement that aimed at holistic development of its participants.
He was speaking on the second-day of the three-day scout camp organised by the PBSA in collaboration with the Pakistan-US Alumni Network (PUAN) and the US Embassy, here on Saturday.
Baloch said that scouting played a positive role in the physical, mental and emotional development of the young.
He thanked the Boy Scouts of America for donating Rs3.5 million to the PBSA and for inviting 10 selected scouts from Pakistan to the US, for further training and development.
The US Ambassador, Richard Olson visited the camp on Saturday. “Being a member of various scout associations from age seven to 21, I am positive that you will be picking up valuable lessons and healthy habits that will remain a part of your personality for life,” said Olsen in his speech to the participants.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2015.
Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) Chief Commissioner Abdul Karim Baloch, while stressing the importance of scouting for emerging young leaders said that it was a movement that aimed at holistic development of its participants.
He was speaking on the second-day of the three-day scout camp organised by the PBSA in collaboration with the Pakistan-US Alumni Network (PUAN) and the US Embassy, here on Saturday.
Baloch said that scouting played a positive role in the physical, mental and emotional development of the young.
He thanked the Boy Scouts of America for donating Rs3.5 million to the PBSA and for inviting 10 selected scouts from Pakistan to the US, for further training and development.
The US Ambassador, Richard Olson visited the camp on Saturday. “Being a member of various scout associations from age seven to 21, I am positive that you will be picking up valuable lessons and healthy habits that will remain a part of your personality for life,” said Olsen in his speech to the participants.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 14th, 2015.