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Malala Yousufzai's father given diplomatic role in UK
The father of a teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head
by Taliban for advocating girls' education has been given a diplomatic post in the UK.
Malala Yousufzai has been recovering at a hospital in Birmingham, England, after she was shot in October 2012 in Pakistan.
Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, saying that Malala's father, Ziauddin, has been appointed Pakistan's education attache in Birmingham.
The position - with an initial 3-year commitment - virtually guarantees Malala will remain in the
Malala Yousufzai has been recovering at a hospital in Birmingham, England, after she was shot in October 2012 in Pakistan.
Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, saying that Malala's father, Ziauddin, has been appointed Pakistan's education attache in Birmingham.
The position - with an initial 3-year commitment - virtually guarantees Malala will remain in the
UK. Malala's case won worldwide recognition for the struggle
for women's rights in Pakistan.
In a sign of her reach, the 15-year-old made the shortlist for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2012.
In a sign of her reach, the 15-year-old made the shortlist for Time magazine's "Person of the Year" for 2012.
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