Pakistani activist for female education Malala Yousafzai, the world’s youngest Nobel laureate who survived a Taliban assassination attempt, has called on Pakistan to play its part in educating women in Afghanistan.
Talking to Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry, Malala Yousafzai took to Twitter and wrote that she was shocked to see the Taliban in control of Afghanistan.
We watch in complete shock as Taliban takes control of Afghanistan. I am deeply worried about women, minorities and human rights advocates. Global, regional and local powers must call for an immediate ceasefire, provide urgent humanitarian aid and protect refugees and civilians.
— Malala (@Malala) August 15, 2021
Earlier, Fawad Chaudhry said that Pakistan would continue its support for the promotion of education in Afghanistan. Pakistan is providing educational facilities to Afghan refugee children. About 6,000 Afghan children are currently studying in the country.
Earlier, Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who campaigned for girls’ education, said that 1.3 billion girls worldwide do not go to school while millions of girls are not ready to keep up with the modern age. She called on G20 countries, including Japan, to increase funding for girls’ education.
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It may be recalled that Malala Yousafzai was shot dead when she was travelling in a school van in October 2012. Shee also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of 17. Malala is a student of philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford University in the United Kingdom. She also works to raise international awareness of the plight of refugee girls who are unable to get an education due to poverty and war.
