Islamabad: The Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a notification announcing the establishment of the “National Peace Messaging Committee”, which will function as a sub-committee of the National Committee on Narrative Building.
According to the statement, the committee has been tasked with preparing a unified national narrative to counter extremism, terrorism, sectarianism, and hate speech.
The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting will serve as its chairperson.
The committee includes prominent religious scholars from different schools of thought, spiritual leaders, representatives of minority communities, and senior officials from relevant ministries.
Among its members are Senator Hafiz Abdul Karim, Mufti Abdul Rahim, Allama Arif Hussain Wahidi, Pir Naqeeb-ur-Rehman, Allama Muhammad Hussain Akbar, and Dr. Muhammad Raghib Hussain Naeemi.
Maulana Tahir Mehmood has been appointed as coordinator, while Maulana Tayyab Panjpiri and Allama Ziaullah Shah Bukhari are also included as members.
For minority representation, Bishop Azad Marshall, Rajesh Kumar Hardasani, and Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora will serve on the committee.
In addition, coordinators of provincial and regional peace committees, representatives of recognized madrassa boards, additional secretaries from the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Religious Affairs, and the Director General of Religious Education (DGRE) will be part of the committee.
The notification further stated that the Director General of the Internal Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will act as the committee’s secretary.
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The committee will prepare detailed Terms of Reference (TORs) in its first meeting, which will later be presented to the National Committee on Narrative Building for approval.
