The father of Pakistani school girl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban for advocating girls' right to education, has been named as the Special UN Advisor on Global Education. The announcement was made by Gordon Brown, who is the United Nations' Special Envoy for Global Education. ...
05:44 PM, Dec 10, 2012
Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir survived a bid on his life on Wedneday after a bomb was planted in his car. He said he was targeted as he wrote columns in support of teen activist Malala Yousufzai who was shot by the Taliban last month. ...
09:30 AM, Nov 29, 2012
Pakistan on Tuesday announced a reward of Rs 200 million for anyone who provides information on the whereabouts of Tehrik-e-Taliban spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan. ...
08:43 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Islamabad: A new British-based Islamist group plans to meet in Islamabad to issue a religious decree against a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, accusing her of supporting "occupying" US forces. The move against Malala Yousufzai, 15, is likely to provoke outrage. In the days following her shooting in October, she became an international icon and world leaders pledged to support her campaign for girls' education. "There will be a...
09:41 PM, Nov 20, 2012
London: Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani teenage rights activist recovering at a UK hospital after being shot by the Taliban last month, spent another comfortable weekend in the hospital, doctors said on Monday. "Malala spent another comfortable weekend at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. Her condition is stable," the hospital said in a statement. Malala, 15, who was shot in the head for advocating girls' education in Pakistan's Swat Valley, has...
02:31 AM, Nov 13, 2012
Islamabad: People across Pakistan on Saturday observed a UN-backed "Day of action for Malala Yousufzai" to pay tribute to the teenage rights campaigner who was shot in the head by Taliban fighters for speaking out against the excesses of the militants. Special gatherings and prayers were organised in cities across the country, including Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, and students pledged to continue Malala's work of ensuring education for all children,...
12:38 AM, Nov 11, 2012
Mumbai: In an exclusive interview of the Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, he said that the US must go after sanctuaries and financiers of terrorism outside Afghanistan. Karzai also hoped that Afghan-US relations improve after the resounding win for US President Barack Obama. Speaking about the Pakistani teen activist Malala Yousufzai who was attacked by the Taliban in Pakistan for speaking about girl's rights to education, Karzai said, "Afghanistan will hunt...
03:30 PM, Nov 10, 2012
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is heading to Pakistan with an international message of support for Malala Yousafzai and many more brave girls like her. Brown has said November 10, a month after Yousafzai was shot at by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education in Pakistan, has been declared Malala Day. ...
09:32 AM, Nov 10, 2012
United Nations: With the world commemorating November 10 as 'Malala Day' in honour of Pakistani child activist Malala Yousafzai, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon extended his support to the young girl and her fight for education, describing her as the "global symbol" of every girl's right to an education. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy for Global Education, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said November 10, a...
07:24 AM, Nov 10, 2012
On Saturday, the UN Education Envoy Gordon Brown will deliver the Avaaz campaign signed by over 855,000 citizens from across the world to Pakistan's President Zardari calling on him to roll out a massive education stipend programme for girls education across Pakistan. Pakistan already has an existing stipend programme incentivising 600,000 poor families to send their girls to school and Avaaz members are calling for it to be scaled up...
01:57 AM, Nov 10, 2012
New Delhi: Regretting the attack on teenage rights activist Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan's Minister of Education and Training Sardar Shahjehan Yousaf on Friday described her as a symbol of "courage" and "confidence" who stood up for girls' education and said she would be back soon. The 15-year-old girl, who was shot in the head by Taliban for leading a campaign for girls' education, is currently recuperating at a hospital in Birmingham,...
03:47 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Islamabad: The sister of a man suspected in the shooting of Malala Yousufzai has apologised to the teenage Pakistani rights activist, saying that her brother had brought shame to their family. "Please convey a message to Malala, that I apologise for what my brother did to her," Rehana Haleem said, referring to the actions of her 23-year-old brother Attahullah Khan. "He has brought shame on our family. We have lost...
11:53 AM, Nov 06, 2012
Islamabad: The father of teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, currently being treated in UK after she was shot in the head by the Taliban, is likely to get a job in the Pakistani mission in London so that the family can stay abroad for a few years. Ziauddin Yousufzai, his wife and their two sons flew to Britain on October 25 so that they could be with 14-year-old Malala, who...
05:33 AM, Nov 03, 2012
Islamabad: The father of teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, currently being treated in UK after she was shot in the head by the Taliban, is likely to get a job in the Pakistani mission in London so that the family can stay abroad for a few years. Ziauddin Yousufzai, his wife and their two sons flew to Britain on October 25 so that they could be with 14-year-old Malala, who...
02:39 PM, Nov 02, 2012
Islamabad: The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite new insurgent threats against her. Since she was shot on October 9 in northwestern Pakistan, Malala has become a hero both at home and internationally, although her work in speaking out against Taliban atrocities and advocating for girls' education...
12:50 AM, Oct 26, 2012
Islamabad: The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman says she'll return home after medical treatment abroad. Ziauddin Yousufzai's comments were recorded on Thursday by Pakistani state television. He's expected to fly soon to Britain to see his daughter, Malala. It was the first time he has spoken publicly since the October 9 shooting in northwestern Pakistan. Malala is respected at...
06:06 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan has asked the US to use its influence on Afghanistan to extradite Maulana Fazlullah, a wanted Pakistani Taliban commander whom it says was involved in planning the recent attack on teen rights activist Malala Yousufzai. The diplomatic sources said that the demand was made by Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar during her meeting with US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Mark Grossman, The Express Tribune reported....
07:47 AM, Oct 23, 2012
Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai continues to recover in the UK. Doctors say that the young activist is now able to stand up with help and can communicate by writing. Malala was shot in the head and shoulder earlier this month by the Taliban in Pakistan for speaking out against them. Malala was flown to the UK last Monday to receive specialized medical care and protection from further attacks. ...
08:34 AM, Oct 20, 2012
Washington: A group of 14 top women senators has written to Pakistan's Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to ensure that the perpetrators of the attack on teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai are brought to justice. "We believe an attack against Malala represents an attack against all women across the world and must not be tolerated," the group led by Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,...
08:20 AM, Oct 20, 2012
London: Doctors treating 15-year-old Pakistani shooting victim Malala Yousufzai said on Friday that she is able to stand with help and to write, though she still shows signs of infection. The girl is "well enough that she's agreed that she's happy, in fact keen, for us to share more clinical detail," said Dr Dave Rosser, medical director at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. "She is also keen that I thank...
05:57 PM, Oct 19, 2012
