He also emphasized the need to enhance cooperation among the Islamic countries to promote girls' education. The Minister said around 150 delegates from 47 countries are arriving in Pakistan to attend the conference. He said provincial education ministers have also been invited to participate in the conference.

Education minister terms international conference historic achievement to address cultural impediments to access to education for girls.

Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Monday met with a high-level delegation led by

Federal Minister for Education Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has called for tangible actions to promote the mental development of

One of the oldest and most prestigious centres of Islamic learning, Al-Azhar University, has unveiled plans to open a campus in Pakistan, strengthening ties between the two nations and focusing

The summit is also being attended by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Pakistan Taliban militants in 2012.

The Taliban government in Afghanistan has turned down an invitation by neighbouring Pakistan to participate in a global summit on girl's education in the Muslim world. Country's Education Minister Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui told Reuters that an invitation was extended to Afghanistan "but no one from the Afghan government was at the conference.

Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, stated that Pakistan is using the current conference on “Girls’ Education in Islamic Communities” to shame the Taliban leader for imposing severe restrictions on women’s education.

Al-Azhar University has announced plans to establish a campus in Pakistan. The university aims to strengthen ties between the two countries, promote

Islamabad: The Afghan Taliban government is not attending a global summit on girls' education in the Muslim world hosted by neighbours Pakistan, Islamabad said Saturday. "We had extended an invitation

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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