Islamabad: Pakistan government on Monday declared teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, the target of a recent assassination attempt by the Taliban, as the "Daughter of Pakistan".
The comes after Pakistani Parliament unanimously adopted a resolution asking the government to do so. The resolution was moved in the National Assembly or lower house of Parliament by Robina Saadat Qaimkhani, a lawmaker of the ruling Pakistan People's Party.
The resolution was passed hours after President Asif Ali Zardari participated in a conference on the theme "Stand up for Malala, Girls Education is a Right" that was organised jointly by Pakistan and UNESCO in Paris.s
Referring to the attack on Malala in the restive Swat Valley on October 9, Zardari said a "young and determined daughter of Pakistan" was attacked by the "forces of darkness".
Malala stood for the right to education not only for herself but for the bright and progressive future for her country, he said.
Fourteen-year-old Malala was shot in the head in an attack by two Taliban fighters. The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack saying the teenager was targeted for espousing Western values and secularism.
Comments
0 comment