The Mission of Scouting is to contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society. Scouting was founded in Pakistan as part of the British Indian branch of The Scout Association. The PBSA was officially founded in 1947, immediately
after independence from the British and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in April 1948. Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah said
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. Despite the progress of civilization, the law of 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 individuals, as that of nations. The Scouting movement in Pakistan is governed by the Ordinance No. XLIII of 1959 (known as Pakistan Boy Scouts Association Ordinance, 1959) and the subsequent rules, latest being those published vide SRO 140/KE/93 in the Gazette of Pakistan, Extra July 27, 1993, and known as Pakistan Boy Scouts Association Rules, 1992. These rules of 1992 which define the policies to follow organizational setup for effective management and rules for administration of Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) are also termed as Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR) of PBSA. From September 2007, Scouting became compulsory in schools. The aim is to have one million youth volunteers to help out in emergencies. Two per cent of exam fees collected by the examination boards are paid to the various Scouting and Guiding organisations. Currently PBSA has Ten provincial associations, namely:
Punjab Boy Scouts Association
Sindh Boy Scouts Association
Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (formerly Northwest Frontier Province) Boy Scouts Association
Balochistan Scouts Association
Gilgit-Baltistan Boy Scouts Association
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Boy Scouts Association
Islamabad Boy Scouts Association
Federally Administered Tribal Areas Boy Scouts Association
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boy Scouts Association
Pakistan Railways Boy Scouts Association.
