Jamboori

Published March 26, 2003

ISLAMABAD March 25: At least 5,000 scouts are likely to participate in the 13th annual national Jamboori of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) being held in October.

This was announced in the provincial secretaries conference presided over by the federal minister for education and chief commissioner of PBSA, Zubaida Jalal, at the National Headquarters on Tuesday.

Evaluation of the training and programme plan, its approval and arrangements, were the main issues discussed in the meeting.

The minister said she was aware of the problem of the scouts property.

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