Malala Yousafzai ‘vows to serve people’ in first public statement after Taliban attack

HeadlinesMalala Yousafzai ‘vows to serve people’ in first public statement after Taliban...

BIRMINGHAM: Malala Yousafzai has thanked her many supporters around the world for their good wishes as she recovers after being shot by the Taliban in Pakistan, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported on Tuesday.

The 15-year-old Pakistani child activist shot in the head by the Taliban in October last year underwent pioneering surgery over the weekend when surgeons attached a titanium plate to bridge a gap in her shattered skull.

In a message recorded before the operation, the schoolgirl expressed her hopes for the future and the work that she intends to undertake through the charitable fund which has been created and which bears her name – ‘The Malala Fund’.

“Today you can see that I am alive. I can speak, I can see you, I can see everyone and…I am getting better day by day. It’s just because of the prayers of people. Because all people – men, women, and children – all of them have prayed for me,” Malala said.

Malala credited her supporters around the world with aiding her recovery, saying “And because of all these prayers God has given me this new life…a second life. And I want to serve. I want to serve the people. I want every girl, every child, to be educated. For that reason, we have organised the Malala Fund.”

DND

Must read

Recent News

USD to PKR: USD Dollar Rate in Pakistan Today – 22 August 2024

0
The US Dollar (USD) was being bought and sold at Rs 279.6 and Rs 280.3 in the Open Market against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR)...

Gold Price in Pakistan Today – 22 August 2024

0
On Thursday (August 22, 2024), the gold rate for one tola of 24-karat in Karachi, Pakistan, is Rs 261,450.000.It's important to note that gold...

Pakistan’s New Envoy to US stresses need for result-oriented diplomacy

0
The newly appointed Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has formally assumed his diplomatic responsibilities as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United...

Pakistan urges int’l community to stand in solidarity with victims of state terrorism in...

0
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan has called upon the international community to stand in solidarity with victims of state terrorism in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and...

State Bank decides to change all currency notes from Rs 10 to Rs 5000

0
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has decided to change all the currency notes from Rs 10 to Rs 5,000 by the...
Advertisement