Peshawar: Two Pakistani girls shot by a Taliban hit squad trying to kill their classmate, Malala Yousufzai, returned to school on Thursday under tight security.
A gunman attacked Yousufzai, who campaigned for girls' education despite threats from the Taliban, on October 9 as she was leaving school in Pakistan's Swat valley. She was wounded in the head and her two school friends were also wounded.
The shooting provoked widespread outrage and brought Yousufzai, who is recovering in a British hospital, international admiration for her campaigning.
"I am very excited to resume my studies once again in the school, but I will definitely miss Malala," Kainat, who was shot in the arm, told Reuters.
The attack on Malala, 15, followed years of campaigning that had pitted the girl against one of Pakistan's most ruthless Taliban commanders, known as Maulana Fazlullah.
Though Fazlullah and his men have fled over the mountains, Swat remains tense and it seems inconceivable that Malala, who has become a symbol of resistance to Taliban efforts to deny women education, will be able to go home and back to school.
Tens of thousands of Britons have called on the government to nominate Yousufzai for a Nobel Peace Prize for her activism.
A gunman attacked Yousufzai, who campaigned for girls' education despite threats from the Taliban, on October 9 as she was leaving school in Pakistan's Swat valley. She was wounded in the head and her two school friends were also wounded.
The shooting provoked widespread outrage and brought Yousufzai, who is recovering in a British hospital, international admiration for her campaigning.
"I am very excited to resume my studies once again in the school, but I will definitely miss Malala," Kainat, who was shot in the arm, told Reuters.
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The attack on Malala, 15, followed years of campaigning that had pitted the girl against one of Pakistan's most ruthless Taliban commanders, known as Maulana Fazlullah.
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Though Fazlullah and his men have fled over the mountains, Swat remains tense and it seems inconceivable that Malala, who has become a symbol of resistance to Taliban efforts to deny women education, will be able to go home and back to school.
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Tens of thousands of Britons have called on the government to nominate Yousufzai for a Nobel Peace Prize for her activism.
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