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,

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.