PESHAWAR – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Barrister Masood Kausar has described the second SAARC scouts camp a great success in the efforts to bring youth of the region closer to one another and develop better understanding among them. “You all are the ambassadors of youth of your respective countries and it is highly fascinating to be amongst this gala of scouts of the entire South Asia”, he added. Addressing as the chief guest at the concluding ceremony of the camp at Islamabad, the governor who himself is the Chief Scout for the province and Fata further remarked, “it seems a good change, and let us wage a war against the common enemies; the poverty, ignorance and intolerance”, he said.Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court, Justice Agha Rafiq Ahmad who is also the Chief Scout Commissioner welcomed the governor and highlighted various aspects of the camp and especially thanked the President Asif Ali Zardari for hosting reception in honour of chief scout commissioners at the Presidency. Some of the Judges of the Federal Shariat Court and Ambassador of Sudan were also present on this occasion. Besides international level scout troupes from the member countries of SAARC, all the units of Pakistan Scouts Association including Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Baluchistan, Guilgit-Baltistan, Fata, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, PIA and Pakistan Railways presented cultural activities at the concluding ceremony.Appreciating the well-performed cultural events by scout troupes from all the seven members of SAARC, the Governor said, “we indeed have missed this wonderful event to host at Governor’s House, Peshawar or elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and would look forward an opportunity to present our hospitality in future.” He also assured every possible support to further strengthen the Pakistan Scouts Association. Meanwhile, scout troupes along with their leaders; hailing from Bengaladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nipal and Sri Lanka besides Pakistan presented souvenirs in interesting manners, depicting the culture and art of their respective countries.

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