The Pakistani government launched the national narrative on extremism and terrorism titled “Paigham-e-Pakistan”, rejecting terrorism, extremism, sectarian hatred and use of force to impose Shariah in the Country. The peacebuilding department of Diocese of Raiwind gathered a total of 23 religious scholars and influential leaders from Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh faith communities. A diverse group was constituted of leaders from Barelvi and Deobandi school of thought. The Christians were from Catholic, protestant and other denominations. A 3-day training was organized in Murree on the theme of Paigham-e-Pakistan.
The training was divided into different sessions which were led by Rev. Emanuel Khokhar and Rev. Samuel Nawab from Raiwind Diocese, Mr. Ali Tariq from IIU, Mr. Munir Ahmed from QaU, Mr. Amir Hussain from JamiaNaeemia.
Published in Young Nation Magazine on March 17, 2018