Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari is likely to visit on Saturday Birmangam hospital in UK, where Malala Yousufzai is undergoing treatment.
Islamabad, Dec 7/Nationalturk – Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to visit hospital in United Kingdom, where 14-year-old peace activist Malala Yousafzai, who was critically injured in Taliban militants attack in Swat Valley of Pakistan, is undergoing treatment.
Malala was shot in a school bus by Taliban militants on October 9 in Swat Valley of Pakistan. She was attacked for advocating access to education for girls in an area that has been one of the Taliban’s main strongholds in the country.
She was initially provided medical treatment by army’s doctors and later was flown to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK for specialized treatment. According to doctors, she is recovering and is reading books.
According to media reports, Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari is scheduled to visit UK on Saturday (December 8).
“The visit is an unprecedented gesture by President Zardari because he does not have any diplomatic engagements in UK other than meeting Malala,” Pakistan officials said.
They said Zardari will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar. “Zardari will meet Malala in the hospital and an official visit to Iran”.
Messages of support suggest Nobel Prize for Malala
Over past months, Malala has received messages of support from across the globe with some suggesting a Nobel Peace Prize for her.
“Malala stands tall as a symbol of girls’ education and of defiance against those who wish to impose their obscurantist agenda behind the facade of religion. Let us commit to a collective future in which Malala Yousafzai and her sisters from your countries will have a secure future. A bright and promising future defined by courage, knowledge and prosperity,” President Zardari had said in the message.
“Let us commit to a collective future in which Malala Yousafzai and her sisters from your countries will have a secure future. A bright and promising future defined by courage, knowledge and prosperity,” said Zardari.
Meanwhile, Pakistan plans to open special schools in her name for poor children.
“The Malala Schools are planned for 16 areas around Pakistan affected by conflict or natural disasters. The aim is to give children in these areas, who often have little in the way of educational opportunities, a chance to go to school,” , Nafisa Shah, chairwoman of the National Commission for Human Development, had said.
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Faiz Ahmad / NationalTurk Pakistan News
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