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.

Education activist Malala Yousafzai has returned to her homeland Pakistan for a summit on girls' education in the Islamic world. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate said she was "overwhelmed."

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai on Saturday reached Pakistan after a gap of over two years to attend the two-day global conference on girls' education in Islamabad as a special guest.

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.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Malala Yousfazai, Nobel laureate and educationist, arrived in Pakistan to attend the international conference on girls’ education. The two-day International Conference on "Girls’ Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities," is all set to being in Islamabad today, Saturday.

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will be visiting Pakistan over the weekend to attend the international conference on girls' education in Muslim communities.

Ministers, ambassadors from 44 countries, representatives from UN, World Bank to attend Islamabad summit on girls’ education in Muslim communities.

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.