Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai was awarded the EU’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize yesterday in recognition of her crusade for the right of all children, girls and boys, to an education.

The inspirational Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai will this evening accept the Tipperary International Peace Award in a ceremony at the Ballykisteen Hotel.

Authorities imposed a curfew in a city in northern Pakistan today after gunmen injured a minority Shiite Muslim leader, sparking a riot, residents and a senior government official said.