Istaqlal Badge is earned by a Rover at least within a Year after Passing Hamdam Badge and is worn between left Shoulder and Elbow replacing Hamdam Badge

While qualifying for Istaqlal Badge, the Rover is eligible to earn at least Two (2) more Proficiency-other than the Proficiency Badges marked for qualifying President Rover Scout Badge

Rover should be given Training in such a way that not only He should Learn, but also be able to Teach others for this Badge.

Spiritual Development​

1.Know Kalma Taiyaba and Kalma Shahdat with Translation
2.Knowledge about Eiman-e-Mufsal and Eiman-e-Mujmal
3.Offer Namaz Regularly
4.Know the Life of Hazrat Muhammad (P.B.U.H) from Wiladat to Hijrat
5.Know the Rights of Parents and know how to Execute
Scouts of other Religions will offer their Religious rights according to their Faith
Intellectual Development​

1.Pioneering: How to Make and also Know the Uses of Fireman Chair Knot, Crown Knot, Rolling Hitch, Scaffold Hitch, Highway-man Hitch and Turks Head
2.Know How to Prepare Back, Short, and Eye Splices with uses
3.Know How to Prepare Two (2) Projects of some Utility with his Patrol
4.Know Uses as well as also Know How to Prepare Diagonal and Tripod Lashings
5.Map Reading and to Know How to Make: Draw a Map Using Triangular Method
6.Find North by Day or Night without Compass
7.Estimation: Knowledge of Measuring Depths, Widths, Distances, Numbers, Weights and Heights
8.Camping: Know How to Prepare Camp Kitchen and Types of Fires
9.Know How to Cook Chapaties, Rice, Two Hot Beverages and Three Curries
10.Know How to Cook Meat, Vegetables and Bread
11.Provide Help and Assistance to Shaheens and Scouts Units in their Camps
12.Must have Camped for Six (6) Consecutive Nights (Camp for three (3)
13.Consecutive Nights twice is also acceptable)
14.Hike: Thirty (30) Kilometres Hike with the Help of Compass
15.Night Stay Compulsory
16.At the End of the Hike Prepare Hike Report with Directions which must also includes Names, Addresses and Contact Numbers of important Places and Emergency Centres
Physical Development​

1.Health and Hygiene: Daily Exercise and Participation in Team Games
2.First Aid: Know How to Treat Heat Strokes, Epilepsy and Various Other Pains
3.Know How to Save Drowning Person
4.Know the Method for Diagnosing Fracture and Know the Types of Fractures
5.Know How to Render First Aid to Person with Head Injury and Know How to Treat Person with Wound
6.Know How to Treat a Person with Dog Bite
7.Know Methods for Rescuing Person from Fire and also to Know How to Control Fire
8.Know the Methods for Providing Artificial Respiration
Social Development​

1.Know the Rights and Responsibilities of a Good Citizen
2.Know the Functions of Local Self Government Institutions upto District Level
3.Take part in Initiations and Organisation of Community Development Projects of any one of the following Projects:
4.Adult Literacy, Control of Epidemics, Water Logging and Salinity Eradications, Recreation for Children, Agriculture Production and various Agriculture Disease and Preventive Measures to Control them
5.Know How to Instruct Shaheens and Scouts in various Areas of Conservation
6.Know how to Find out and describe the Causes of Extinction of One Pakistani
7.Bird or Animal and suggest Remedies for the same
8.Know and describe the uses of Axe, Saw and other Tools used in Forestry