ISLAMABAD: The government has established a National Peace Message Committee under the National Committee on Narrative Building to evolve a consensus narrative against terrorism, extremism and sectarianism.
According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the body will be chaired by Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
Its members include 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. Others comprise Maulana Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Maulana Tayyab Punj Piri, and Allama Ziaullah Shah Bukhari.
Minority communities will also be represented through Bishop Azad Marshal, Rajesh Kumar Hardasani, and Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora. The director general of the Internal Publicity Wing of the Information Ministry will serve as the committee’s secretary.
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The notification said the committee will finalise its terms of reference (TORs) in its first meeting, aligning them with those of the National Committee on Narrative Building.
Separately, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing the federal cabinet, condemned the spread of nefarious material on social media targeting the security forces. He termed the trend “highly condemnable” and urged strict action against those involved.
“This repugnant attitude towards our armed forces is unbearable,” the prime minister said, describing it as a “fitna” that must be crushed with unity and determination.
