Malala Yousafzai offers thanks for global support

Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban in Swat last month, thanked on Friday her global supporters.

Ziauddin Yousafzai, her father on behalf of her 15-year-old girl stated, “She wants me to tell everyone how grateful she is and is amazed that men, women and children from across the world are interested in her well-being.”

In a statement issued by the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, where Malala is being treated, he said that they deeply feel the heart-touching good wishes of the people across the world of all caste, color and creed.”

Her father added: “I am awfully thankful to all the peace-loving well-wishers who strongly condemn the assassination attempt on Malala, who pray for her health and support the grand cause of peace, education, freedom of thought and freedom of expression.”

The hospital on Friday published photos of Malala sitting and reading a book, while others showed her poring over get-well cards.

Armed men in Mingora shot Malala in the head and shoulder on October 9 after stopping the school bus on which she was travelling. The attack was claimed by the insurgent Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

They claimed to have targeted Malala because of her “pioneering role” in calling for girls’ education, and because of her general criticism of the Taliban.

The teenager was transferred on October 15 to the central England hospital, which specializes in the treating British soldiers wounded in Afghanistan.

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