Islamabad: Malala Yousufzai, teenage rights activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban, on Saturday appealed to people to exercise their franchise, saying "one vote can change" Pakistan's future. "It's an honour for me to share some words with my sisters and brothers in my country," Malala said in a letter carried by the Dawn newspaper.
"If we want education, electricity and natural gas in our country, we must take a step," the 15-year-old said. "Let's vote for our country. We never realised how much powerful our vote is. One vote can change our future," she said. Pakistan's landmark polls set in motion the first democratic transition of power in the country's 66-year history.
"It's our vote that chooses which politicians will govern our motherland. I request all my sisters and mothers to move forward, go to polling station and vote. It's our right," Malala appealed to the people. "And one day, a change will come. All girls and boys will be going to schools and there will be peace everywhere," she said.
Malala was shot in Pakistan's conservative Swat Valley on October 9 last year and was air-lifted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on October 15 for further specialist treatment. She received bullet wounds just above her left eye. Malala has undergone two successful operations to attach a titanium plate and cochlear implant. She was discharged from the hospital, earlier in 2013....
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05:43 PM, May 11, 2013
Islamabad: One vote can change Pakistan's future and "it's our right", teen activist Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban, said on Saturday, a day when ballotting took place in the country. In a letter carried by the Dawn, Malala said, "It's an honour for me to share some words with my sisters and brothers in my country. If we want education, electricity and natural gas...
11:32 AM, May 11, 2013
Mumbai: A 27-year-old man from Mumbai, Hamid Ansari, who went to Afghanistan in November 2012 to find a job, has gone missing. Ansari's family fears he might have crossed into Pakistan. "He promised to return on 12th, I waited till the 15th. Then I got Kabul airport's number from the Internet and called them to ask if my son's name was in the passenger list. There was no such passenger,"...
08:58 AM, May 05, 2013
London: Malala Yousafzai, who emerged as a global icon for women's rights after being shot at by Taliban for advocating girl's education in Pakistan, will give her first public speech in New York on her 16th birthday on July 12, a day that would now be marked as 'Malala Day'. UN Special Envoy and former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Friday that Malala is determined to continue campaigning...
07:54 PM, Apr 19, 2013
New Delhi: Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai has made it to the cover of 'Time' magazine. The 15-year-old has made it to the list of 100 Most Influential People list this year. She is among the seven people chosen to be on separate Time covers - one of whom is actor Aamir Khan. Aamir has made it to the list for his show 'Satyamev Jayate'. Other Indians to make the list...
08:46 AM, Apr 19, 2013
United Nations: Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousufzai has expressed hope to be a leader to serve the world during video conversation with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who described the 14-year old as a "symbol of hope". "I can walk. I can talk. I can do anything," Yousufzai told the UN chief in an online video conversation on Friday according to his spokesperson. Ban said the young girl, who was...
11:12 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head at point-blank range by Taliban for advocating girls' education, has become a millionaire by signing a deal for around $3 million to publish her memoir. "The life story of a 15-year Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban will be published later this year, in a deal reported to be worth around 2 million pounds ($3 million)," the UK-based Guardian...
09:59 AM, Mar 28, 2013
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has left for Dubai after a tiff with his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, over the affairs of the PPP, leaving the party without its star campaigner for Pakistan's general election. Bilawal, recently named patron-in-chief of the Pakistan People's Party, developed differences with Zardari and his sister, Faryal Talpur, over the party's handling of key issues, including militant violence, sectarian attacks against Shias and the award of...
02:35 PM, Mar 26, 2013
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, is back to school. ...
10:48 AM, Mar 22, 2013
Pakistan's women's rights icon Malala Yousufzai returns to school in Birmingham months after being shot by the Taliban. ...
09:00 AM, Mar 20, 2013
Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl, shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting girls' education in her country, on Tuesday defied her attackers by returning to a school in Britain, where she underwent several surgeries. "I am excited that today I have achieved my dream of going back to school," she said after her first day of classes at Edgbaston High School for Girls in Birmingham. ...
11:45 PM, Mar 19, 2013
A band in Kolkata has found inspiration in young Pakistani girl and hero Malala Yousufzai. Not only are they singing for the young Pakistani who survived the Taliban attempt on her life, they're also funding children's education projects. ...
10:12 AM, Mar 07, 2013
A Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education is a wild card entry for this year's Nobel Peace prize, with the leaders of Colombia and Myanmar among likely candidates for the award. ...
04:27 AM, Mar 05, 2013
Almost four months since she was shot in the head, Pakistani teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai has been released from a UK hospital where she was being treated after being attacked by the Taliban. Yusufzai had made a good recovery from a five-hour operation she underwent on her skull and ear at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital. ...
08:56 PM, Feb 08, 2013
On World View this week the remarkable Malala story; and the PM's daughter, Amrit Singh on CIA torture. ...
08:02 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani teenage rights activist shot in the head by Taliban, has made her first video statement on Monday, since she was nearly killed, saying she was recovering and thanked everyone for her "second life". Speaking clearly but with a slight stiffness in her upper lip, 15-year-old Malala said she was "getting better, day by day." ...
09:03 PM, Feb 04, 2013
A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has undergone successful surgery at a British hospital to reconstruct her skull and help restore lost hearing. ...
10:30 PM, Feb 03, 2013
Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance who was shot at has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Fifteen-year-old Malala was targeted for promoting girls' education. ...
10:29 AM, Feb 02, 2013
A Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education is to return to a specialist hospital in Britain for surgery to reconstruct her skull. Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in October and brought to Britain for treatment, was discharged from the hospital earlier this month to spend time with her family after her initial treatment phase. ...
06:57 PM, Jan 30, 2013
A legislation to award the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, the Pakistani peace activist who was shot in her head by Taliban, has been reintroduced in the US Congress. ...
12:07 PM, Jan 05, 2013
