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Afghan Taliban Refuses To Attend Muslim Girls' Education Summit In Pakistan
The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls' education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan.
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Pakistan Girl, 16, Sets New Record In UK Exam, Scores Top Grade In 34 Subjects
A 16-year-old British-Pakistani girl has set a record by securing the top grade in 34 subjects at the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level in London.
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Malala Yousafzai, Who Was Shot For Going To School, Now Oxford Graduate
Nobel Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai, who moved to Britain after being shot for campaigning for girls' education in Pakistan, described her joy Friday at graduating from Oxford University.
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Two More Girls' Schools Burnt Down In Pakistan
This is the second major incident of attack on educational institutions in Pakistan in a week.
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Pak Girl's Photo On Bihar's 'Swachh Jamui Swasth Jamui' Booklet Triggers Controversy
The girl in the photo can be seen smiling while drawing a Pakistani flag in the picture. The embarrassing goof-up has triggered a controversy in Bihar.
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Malala Yousafzai Returns To London After Nostalgic Visit To Hometown Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today returned to London after her first visit to Pakistan since she was shot in the head by Taliban militants for advocating girls' education more than five years ago.
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Joy In Nobel Winner Malala Yousafzai's Hometown, Though Some Pakistanis Decry Her
In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.
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Malala Yousafzai: Global Icon Of Girls' Education
Malala Yousafzai, who arrived in Pakistan on an unannounced visit Thursday for the first time since the desperate dash to a British hospital to save her life in 2012, is no ordinary young woman.
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Malala Returns To Pakistan, Nearly 6 Years After Being Shot By Taliban
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit to her native country since she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for advocating education for girls in 2012.
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Sexual Assaults On Young Girls In India, Pakistan Heart Breaking: UN
The recent incidents of sexual assault on young girls in India and Pakistan are "heart breaking", the spokesperson of the UN chief said, underlining that the world body is trying to address the issue through access to education and women empowerment.
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Malala Attends First Lecture At Oxford, Five Years After Being Shot
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Pakistani Taliban after campaigning for girls' rights to education, attended her first lecture at the University of Oxford on Monday. A photo Ms Yousafzai tweeted from her first day at college quickly went viral.
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Lahore Gang-Rape: PML-N Leader Held, Sent To 3-Day Remand In Pak
A top leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or the PML-N party, who surrendered before authorities for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl along with his accomplices at a hotel, was today sent to three-day police remand.
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US Announces 70 Million Dollars Aid to Pakistan for Girls Education
The United Stated today announced USD 70 million aid to Pakistan to educate adolescent girls in the country.
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Girls Face Rising Violence in Fight for Education: United Nations
High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan are a fraction of what is suffered by girls trying to get an education, the UN human rights office said today.
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I am Not One Voice, I am 66 Million Girls Who Are Deprived of Education, Says Malala Yousafzai: Highlights
On Wednesday, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai was conferred the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. She also addressed the gathering.
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Afghan Taliban Refuses To Attend Muslim Girls' Education Summit In Pakistan
The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls' education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan.
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Pakistan Girl, 16, Sets New Record In UK Exam, Scores Top Grade In 34 Subjects
A 16-year-old British-Pakistani girl has set a record by securing the top grade in 34 subjects at the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) level in London.
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Malala Yousafzai, Who Was Shot For Going To School, Now Oxford Graduate
Nobel Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai, who moved to Britain after being shot for campaigning for girls' education in Pakistan, described her joy Friday at graduating from Oxford University.
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Two More Girls' Schools Burnt Down In Pakistan
This is the second major incident of attack on educational institutions in Pakistan in a week.
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Pak Girl's Photo On Bihar's 'Swachh Jamui Swasth Jamui' Booklet Triggers Controversy
The girl in the photo can be seen smiling while drawing a Pakistani flag in the picture. The embarrassing goof-up has triggered a controversy in Bihar.
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Malala Yousafzai Returns To London After Nostalgic Visit To Hometown Pakistan
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today returned to London after her first visit to Pakistan since she was shot in the head by Taliban militants for advocating girls' education more than five years ago.
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Joy In Nobel Winner Malala Yousafzai's Hometown, Though Some Pakistanis Decry Her
In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.
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Malala Yousafzai: Global Icon Of Girls' Education
Malala Yousafzai, who arrived in Pakistan on an unannounced visit Thursday for the first time since the desperate dash to a British hospital to save her life in 2012, is no ordinary young woman.
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Malala Returns To Pakistan, Nearly 6 Years After Being Shot By Taliban
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit to her native country since she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for advocating education for girls in 2012.
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Sexual Assaults On Young Girls In India, Pakistan Heart Breaking: UN
The recent incidents of sexual assault on young girls in India and Pakistan are "heart breaking", the spokesperson of the UN chief said, underlining that the world body is trying to address the issue through access to education and women empowerment.
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Malala Attends First Lecture At Oxford, Five Years After Being Shot
Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Pakistani Taliban after campaigning for girls' rights to education, attended her first lecture at the University of Oxford on Monday. A photo Ms Yousafzai tweeted from her first day at college quickly went viral.
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Lahore Gang-Rape: PML-N Leader Held, Sent To 3-Day Remand In Pak
A top leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz or the PML-N party, who surrendered before authorities for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl along with his accomplices at a hotel, was today sent to three-day police remand.
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US Announces 70 Million Dollars Aid to Pakistan for Girls Education
The United Stated today announced USD 70 million aid to Pakistan to educate adolescent girls in the country.
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Girls Face Rising Violence in Fight for Education: United Nations
High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan are a fraction of what is suffered by girls trying to get an education, the UN human rights office said today.
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I am Not One Voice, I am 66 Million Girls Who Are Deprived of Education, Says Malala Yousafzai: Highlights
On Wednesday, Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai was conferred the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. She also addressed the gathering.
