Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan after six years since 2012 Taliban attack

Malala Yousafzai
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Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai is a girl who stood up for Girl’s education rights and fought against the conservatives. This Pakistani girl is the youngest Nobel Prize laureate and face for girl’s education. For her efforts to spread importance of education, she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman six years ago. Since then she was living in Great Britain. Malala is widely respected internationally for her bravery and activism towards human rights.

Malala in Pakistan
Few weeks back, she expressed her wish to go to Pakistan. Today, a video of Malala with her parents walking at Islamabad airport is recorded. The footage is being shown by a local news channel. She is on the four-day trip. Due to security measures, her visit details are kept secret. As per the sources, she is expected to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Know Pakistan’s response on Malala’s return to home country
Despite ongoing security fear, many Pakistanis expressed their delight on Twitter that she had returned for the visit. While there are many who criticized her for advocating girls’ education. She is frequently attacked by conservative Pakistanis as portraying her country in a bad light.

Malala’s visit to Davos
Recently, Malala made an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos where she urged women to “change the world”. She said, “We won’t ask men to change the world, we’re going to do it ourselves. We’re going to stand up for ourselves, we’re going to raise our voices and we’re going to change the world.”

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