Scouts transform nation by developing civic sense: President.

ISLAMABAD -- President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday, terming scouts as 'first physical and knowledgeable tier' of a society, said the volunteer youth force could significantly transform a nation by developing its civic sense at grassroots level.

In his address after taking oath as Chief Scout of Pakistan at Aiwan-e-Sadr, President Alvi said scouts had the potential to play constructive role in areas including sensitizing people on literacy, hygiene, fighting corruption and controlling fake news with an objective of betterment of community.

President Dr Alvi was administered oath and awarded a distinctive scout scarf by Chief Commissioner Pakistan Boy Scouts Association Sarfaraz Qamar Daha at a ceremony, attended by young and senior scouts, representing two million of their fellow members from across the country.

The president, who became the country's 16th Chief Scout, said it was a pride moment for him to lead a dynamic organization with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah as its first chief scout.

He quoted excerpt from the Quaid's investiture speech in 1947 as saying that scouting developed youth's character by helping them learn to subordinate personal interests for other's welfare and eschew violence of word and action while attaining their goal of universal brotherhood.

President Alvi said nations are built, not on the basis of massive resources, but with collective will and determination of its people.

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