In 2018, over four years after her last trip, the pioneer of Pakistani education rights made her first trip back to her native Swat Valley, where she had been shot by the Taliban.
Malala Yousafzai, a Nobel laureate, has arrived in Pakistan to aid flood victims. She arrived at the airport in Karachi amid tight security. Malala is traveling with her parents as well.
The respected advocate for Pakistani education rights last came to the country in 2018. She had been shot by the Taliban in her native Swat Valley, but this was the first time she had gone back there.
Malala, who was 15 years old at the time, was coming from school in the Swat Valley when Taliban terrorists opened fire, striking her in the head at close range.
She was injured by a gunshot and taken to the military hospital in Peshawar but then transferred to London for additional care. The shooting received strong international criticism.
She has gained recognition on a global scale as a symbol of opposition to the Taliban’s efforts to deny women the right to an education and other rights.
Yousafzai received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 at the age of 17 in appreciation of her work for children’s rights, making her the youngest winner ever.
The Nobel laureate has now returned to the nation for a second time to aid those in need in Sindh’s flood-affected areas.
