Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai landed in Islamabad Saturday morning where she will attend an international summit on girls' education hosted by Pakistan Government with a possibility to come face to face with a representative of Afghan government.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate lands in Islamabad to attend international conference, says she is overwhelmed and happy to be back in her country: Pakistan minister says Afghan govt was invited but Islamabad received no response yetNobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai arrives to attend an international summit on 'Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities', in Islamabad.
Malala Yousafzai was evacuated from Pakistan in 2012 after being shot by the Pakistan Taliban, who were enraged by her activism, and she has returned to the country only a handful of times since. Pakistan's Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui told AFP the Taliban government in Afghanistan has been invited to attend, although Islamabad has not received a response."Nevertheless, representatives from various organisations dedicated to girls' education in Afghanistan will be participating in the event," he said.
Girls are only allowed to attend primary school, while women are largely restricted to working in segregated environments in health or education.The two-day summit backed by the Saudi Arabia-based Muslim World League will be held in the Islamabad on Saturday and Sunday and opened by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Pakistan is facing a severe education crisis with more than 26 million children out of school, mostly as a result of poverty, according to official government figures -- one of the highest rates in the world.
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