Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has been provided with two armed guards round the clock following “death threats” to the education activist, ARY News reported.
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Malala was shot by the Taliban after writing a diary about life under their rule in North-West Pakistan.
The reports come just four months after Pakistani officials confirmed in April that ten suspects who were all part of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan were found guilty of contributing to the “planning and execution” of the assassination attempt against Malala.
On Thursday, she showed she is as intelligent as she is courageous – scoring a string of A*s and As in her GCSEs. “My wife Toor Pekai and I are proud of Malala getting 6A*s and 4As”, he tweeted. Since then, she has gone on to champion rights for the girl child.
In October 2011, a gunman had intercepted her school van in Swat. Although she almost died, she recovered after being flown for extensive surgery in Birmingham, central England. She suffered life-threatening accidents, however survived the ordeal after a bullet narrowly missed her mind. Since making a full recovery she has been an inspiration to others, winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.
Being a and feminine schooling campaigner means she is seen as a worldwide ambassador. Instead of presents, Yousafzai asked her supporters on The Malala Fund website: “‘Post a photo of yourself holding up your favorite book and share why YOU choose #BooksNotBullets – and tell world leaders to fund the real weapon for change, education!'” Yousafzai’s biography reads.
On Friday, people in Pakistan celebrated the test results of their local star.
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A message from her proud father Ziauddin Yousafzai on Twitter revealed his daughter’s grades.
