ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the formation of the ‘Qaumi Paigham-e-Aman Committee’ (national peace committee).
This committee will function as a sub-body of the national committee on narrative building and is tasked with creating a unified national narrative to counter extremism, terrorism, sectarianism, and hate speech.
The committee will be chaired by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and will include prominent religious scholars from various schools of thought, spiritual leaders, minority representatives, and senior officials from relevant ministries.
Notable 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.
Maulana Tahir Mehmood has been appointed as the committee’s coordinator, while Maulana Tayyab Panjpiri and Allama Ziaullah Shah Bukhari are also part of the committee. For minority representation, Bishop Azad Marshall, Rajesh Kumar Hardasani, and Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora have been included.
Additionally, 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 also serve as members.
The director general of the Internal Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will act as the secretary of the committee.
In its first meeting, the committee will formulate its Terms of Reference (ToRs), which will later be submitted to the national committee on narrative building for approval.