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World|life|October 10, 2014 / 03:44 PM
Nobel Peace Prize goes to 17yo Pakistani activist

AKIPRESS.COM - 4110596Pakistani child education activist Malala Yousafzai and Indian child rights activist Kailash Satyrathi have won the Nobel Peace prize.

At 17, Malala is the youngest recipient of the prize.

The schoolgirl campaigner has continued her work to promote better rights for girls despite being shot in the head by the Taliban in Pakistan in 2012.

Shaimaa Khalil visited a school in Islamabad where one pupil said they "were so very proud of her".

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