The Peaceful Pakistan programme was undertaken as part of the ‘Institutional Arrangements for Improving Media and National Narrative’ project in collaboration with the Information and Culture Department, Government of the Punjab, and the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). It aims to promote tolerance, interfaith harmony, peaceful co-existence and an verall positive image of Pakistan over popular social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter) and through the programme website. It entails production of highly creative content including short films, animations and infographics which target impressionable segments of the society. Peaceful Pakistan has, since its birth in 2015, expanded its reach phenomenally to around 40 million people across Pakistan. The team at Peaceful Pakistan is also responsible for analysing and vetting possibly objectionable Facebook/Twitter pages, blogs and websites promoting violence, hate speech, sectarianism and extremism in Pakistan. In case such material is found, these weblinks are directly reported to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for necessary action on a regular basis.
