Malala hits back at Imran Khan’s remarks about Pashtuns

New Delhi, Dec 21 : Nobel laureate and womens rights activist Malala Yousafzai has strongly reacted to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khans statement that Taliban is predominantly a Pashtun movement, Friday Times reported.

"I nearly lost my life fighting against the Talibans ban on girls education.

Thousands of Pashtun activists and notables lost their lives when they raised their voices against Talibans horrors, while millions became refugees.We represent Pashtuns — not the Taliban," she wrote on Twitter.

On Sunday, Imran Khan had addressed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) where his remarks about ban on girls education and Taliban generated a controversy.The Prime Minister had suggested that the issue of restrictions on girls education is linked to the Pashtun culture and that the Taliban had been making efforts to work towards ensuring that girls go to school.

Further, he said that the Taliban was a predominantly Pashtun movement, reiterating his earlier statement wherein he had termed Pashtuns as Taliban sympathisers.Imran Khans remarks sparked an outrage on Twitter with Afghan activists and journalists sharing how Talibans position against girls education is not endorsed by ordinary Afghan citizens.

Malala retorts against Imran Khans comments about Pashtun

According to Prime Minister, the problem of girls not being educated is related to Pashtun culture.The Taliban have been working towards making sure girls get to schoolHe also stated that the Taliban was predominantly Pashtun, repeating his previous statement in which he called Pashtun sympathisers to the Taliban.

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