Malala Congratulates Imran Khan, Hopes New Govt Uplifts Education Sector

Published August 17, 2018 | 05:36 PM

Malala took to Twitter on Friday and congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 17th August, 2018) Pakistani Nobel laureate and girls’ education activist Malala Yousafzai has congratulated Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) for his electoral victory.

Malala took to Twitter on Friday and congratulated the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan.

In her note for Imran Khan, she wrote, “Congratulations to the new Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan and his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) for their electoral victory. I am encouraged and hopeful by his wish to ensure peace and prosperity in Pakistan and his focus on education for the children of Pakistan.”

Hopeful about Imran Khan fulfilling his promise to promote education, she said, “With PTI's focus on education in its first 100 days plan, I look forward to Prime Minister Imran Khan working with Federal, provincial and legislative governments and civil society of Pakistan in his effort to get the 13 million out-of-school Pakistani girls into classrooms to get free, safe and quality education.

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Malala said that she is ready to work Imran Khan to fulfil this goal.

“My hope is that Pakistan will someday be known as a global leader in education, a country where all children receive the schooling they need to pursue their dreams and contribute to their nation. I believe this can begin with this government and I hope to work with Prime Minister Imran Khan toward this noble goal,” she added.

The PTI emerged as the single largest party in the National Assembly with 116 general seats while with the addition of the general and reserved seats of its allies the party claimed to have secured at least 175 seats.

PTI chairman Imran Khan, who has secured a simple majority in the polls required to form his government, has been elected as the prime minister and will take the oath on August 18.