Scouting can play a very vital role in forming the character of our youth, Promoting their physical, mental, and spiritual development, and making them well-disciplined, useful, and good citizens.
We are living in a far from perfect world . Despite the progress of civilization, the law of the jungle, unfortunately, still prevails. Might is considered right and the strong do not refrain from exploiting the weak. Self-advancement, greed, and lust for power sway the conduct of the individuals, like that of nations.
If we are to build a safer, cleaner, and happier world, let us start with the individual, catch him young and inculcate in him the Scout motto of service before self and purity in thought, word, and deed. If our young people learn to befriend all, help other people at all times and subordinate personal interests to the welfare of others, eschew violence of thought, word, and action. I am sanguine that the attainment of universal brotherhood will be possible and within our reach. I wish you godspeed.
The Aim of BUTURAB SCOUTS GROUP Karachi is to prepare the human being to attain the Amenability of God.
This is achieved by providing an attractive scheme of training, by using the latest technology, instilling in them the values of the scout Promise and Law.
Assisting the Society for establishing a value system based upon Spiritual, social and personal Principles as guided by the Prophet Peace be upon him and his Twelve Successors A.S. and also expressed in Scout Promise and Law.
The Mission of Scouting is to prepare young people for the development of Society by achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential, in their individual life and being responsible members of society.
The BUTURAB SCOUT GROUP will prepare every eligible youth in the society to become a responsible citizen and leader who is guided by the Prophet Peace be upon him and his Twelve Successors A.S. and also expressed in Scout Promise and Law.
Our entire team wants to see a world where every person struggling in any way feels able to reach out and has people who’ll help them with education, jobs, and more. We want to spread out in every region so we’ll be reachable to all.
Buturab Scouts Group was established in 1952 to provide scouting activities amongst the youth of the community, to uplift their abilities and make them useful citizens.
By the grace of Almighty Allah, Buturab Scouts Group has completed its 70 years of community services. It’s a very very long journey and during this passage of time which has gone by, cute kids who had joined the group have also matured and attained their youth and have imparted disciplined activities to the next generation.
Various personalities at various occasions times have tried to bring perfection to Buturab Scouts Group by elevating it to the peak of success and have kept the path of the forum open for others to try. Our Group not gives scouting training but also tries to help the poor and needy people.
we pray to almighty Allah, with reference to Aaimma-e-Masoomeem (A.A) to shower their blessing to the youth of our group and to our forum with the light of Unity, Faith, and Discipline ever
After the independence of our beloved country Pakistan, it was felt that there must be an organization of social workers who reserve themselves to do selfless service for the human being. As understood only a scouting organization was found fit for this noble cause. Further, the existence of an organization for community service was also felt necessary especially for making the exemplary arrangements during the holy month of Moharram and other occasions.
In 1952 an organization was established in Karachi in the name of “Idara-e-Ghulaman-e-Buturab under the zeer separasti of Molana Qibla o Kaaba Mujtahid late Ali Naqi with the companion late Mukhtar Zaidi, late Zulfiqar Zaidi, late Aal-e-Ali, late Farhat Rizvi, Nazre Hasan, and few others. In its other activities, a group was organized under the name
of “Buturab Razakar”. In the beginning in other social services, the main function of Buturab Razakar was to coordinate the Shia community during the Moharram and other religious events.
In 1958 the Marshal law administrator ban all the Uniform organizations except the Police, Army, and Scouts so Buturab Razakar was affiliated with the Boy Scout Association with the name of “Buturab Scouts Group Pakistan”. Nowadays two-component bodies working under the supervision of “Idara-e-Ghulaman-e-Buturab,
1) Buturab Scouts Control Committee
2) Buturab Masjid O Imam Bargah Trust
BSCC has Ten (10) members while Mr. S. Javeed Raza Naqvi is the Chairman of BSCC. All the members have been elected from the General body meeting which occurred every year.
Buturab Scouts has members of all three branches of the scouting i.e. Shaheen, Scouting, and Rovering they have attended various training camps organized by PBSA and KOD in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and many have obtained the highest degree of scouting from barras camp, Masher, Abbottabad. The present membership is about six hundred (600). They are divided into four districts i.e. Central, East, North, and South. Buturab Scouts Group Control Committee looks after the activities of the scouts at all events.
In 2001 a subsidiary body was established under the supervision of the Chairman of BSCC under the name of Advisory Council at present Mr. Saeed Haider Zaidi is Convener. It has twelve (12) members of senior Buturab Scouts, among them eight (8) are lifetime members. The main function of this council is to finalize the BSCC through the election. This council also coordinates with BSCC to control/provide the different facilities to the Scouts.
It is appreciable that many of the senior members of Buturab Scouts have been selected for the Army. While few are performing important duties in PBSA and KOD. Among them, Late Zulfiqar Husain Zaidi was the Assistant Commissioner in PBSA District North Karachi and was also awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award and Pride of Performance. Mr. Nazre Hasan was also Assistant Commissioner in PBSA District North Karachi, awarded Life Time Achievement Award, Pride of Performance, and Medal of Merit. Mr. Abbas Ali is Leader Trainer in PBSA. Col. Shah Ali was the National Trainer in PBSA and ex Provisional Secretary Sindh. Mr. S. Maqbool Raz is now holding the most important post “Honorary Treasurer” in PBSA, Mr. Agha Tahir holds the post of “District Secretary” in KOD, while BSG has a team of LT, ALT, and wood badgers who are always ready to train the scouts any time.BSG attended various Jamborees held in Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, and Islamabad. The Scouts have also been selected for attending the events held abroad in UK, Iran, India, and Syria.
By: S.Saeed Haider Zaidi
