Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders on Sunday not to "legitimise" the Afghan Taliban government and to "show true leadership" by opposing their curbs on women and girls' education.

Islamabad, The global conference on education for Muslim girls in Pakistan continues for its second day. Addressing the conference, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai stated that the Taliban do not consider women as humans, emphasizing that Afghan Taliban have deprived female students of their right to education for over a decade.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai said she was "overwhelmed" to be back in her native Pakistan on Saturday, as the prime minister launched a global summit on girls' education in the Islamic world.

Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders to reject the Afghan Taliban's restrictions on women's education, calling it a crime. Speaking in Islamabad, she emphasized unified action against the Taliban's gender apartheid.

Pakistan’s decision to host a high-profile event focused on empowering Muslim girls through education has been interpreted by geopolitical experts as a direct snub to the Taliban regime. While many on the internet support the move,

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will visit Pakistan for an international conference on girls’ education in Muslim communities. She will be a keynote speaker alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The event aims to address education challenges and will conclude with the signing of the 'Islamabad Declaration'.

Malala Yousafzai to visit Pakistan to attend international conference on girls' education in Islamabad, where she will be special guest.

The Nobel laureate said she was ‘overwhelmed’ to be back in her native Pakistan for a global summit on girls’ education in the Islamic world.

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.