Malala urges PM to prioritise girls' education

Stressing the need for special attention to the girls’ education, Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to increase expenditure on education up to 4% of the gross domestic product (GDP).

In a letter to Shehbaz, Yousafzai congratulated him on becoming the prime minister of Pakistan and conveyed her best wishes. She stressed that the government should focus more on girls’ education in its agenda for the coming months.

She said that the Malala Foundation had given $15 million for the promotion of education in Pakistan. “I assure you that my team in Pakistan and our grantees are working diligently with your federal and provincial governments, as well as other development partners, to advance our shared goals.”