ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced the formation of the ‘Qaumi Paigham-e-Aman Committee’ (National Peace Committee), a new body tasked with developing a unified national narrative to counter extremism, terrorism, sectarianism, and hate speech.
The peace committee will serve as a subcommittee of the National Committee on Narrative Building and is responsible for developing a cohesive national narrative to combat extremism, terrorism, sectarianism, and hate speech.
Led by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, the committee will include prominent religious scholars from various schools of thought, spiritual leaders, minority representatives, and senior officials from relevant ministries.
Notable members of the committee 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, with Maulana Tayyab Panjpiri and Allama Ziaullah Shah Bukhari also serving as members.
To ensure minority representation, Bishop Azad Marshall, Rajesh Kumar Hardasani, and Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora have been included.
Additionally, coordinators from 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 participate as members.
The Director General of the Internal Publicity Wing of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will act as the committee’s secretary.
In its inaugural meeting, the committee will draft its Terms of Reference (ToRs), which will subsequently be submitted to the National Committee on Narrative Building for approval.
Last month, Pakistan’s Parliament passed the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill 2025, aimed at strengthening the country’s legal framework to effectively counter terrorism.
