ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday proposed the creation of a unified media collaboration framework for the Developing-8 (D-8) bloc, calling for a joint working group of media ministries, shared fact-checking mechanisms, coordinated crisis-reporting training and common social media platforms to project collective narratives and counter disinformation, Islamophobia and extremist content.
The proposals were announced at the D-8 Media Forum, bringing together officials and media stakeholders from the eight Muslim-majority developing economies — Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Türkiye — to enhance cooperation in information strategy, digital governance and communication standards.
As Pakistan prepares to assume the D-8 secretary-generalship in January 2026, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar urged member countries to endorse a coordinated media roadmap to enhance collective resilience in an evolving global information landscape.
“We propose a joint working group of media ministries and media professionals, which should meet on a regular basis… that will enable us to share our experiences on a more frequent and regular basis,” Tarar said in his address at the forum.
