Tuesday, October 9, 2012

The National Peace Award winner, Malala Yusufzai, who was attacked in Swat




PESHAWAR: The National Peace Award winner, Malala Yusufzai, who was attacked in Swat, is currently under treatment in CMH Peshawar.

The teenage children's right activist Malala was injured along with two other girls when unknown assailants opened fire on her vehicle in Swat.

Meanwhile, Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility of attack on Malala Yusufzai.

President Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhuttto Zardari have strongly condemned the incident.

CMH Peshawar has called a team of doctors from Lady Reading Hospital.

According to police, Malala along with two other schoolgirls was injured when unknown attackers opened fire on her vehicle in Mingora after identifying Malala. The girls were on their way back from school.

Sources told that Malala and the two other injured girls were shifted to District Headquarter Hospital in Saidu Sharif where doctors told that Malala was hit by a bullet in her head.

Later, Malala were taken to Peshawar via helicopter and admitted in CMH Peshawar.

It is important to mention that Malala had been receiving threats to her life, after which she was provided with a special car and unarmed security personnel.

The international children's advocacy group Kids Rights Foundation included Malala among the nominees for the International Children's Peace Prize, making her the first Pakistani girl nominated for the award.

For her courageous and outstanding services for the promotion of peace under extremely hostile conditions in Swat, she was awarded the first National Peace Award by the Pakistani government on 19 December 2011.