Malala attack: Zardari orders provision of medical care to other two injured

President enquired about the health of Shazia and Kainat who were travelling along with Malala.

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday asked the concerned government authorities to provide free medical care to the other two students who were injured in the Taliban attack on Malala Yousufzai.      

Presidential spokesperson Senator Farhatullah Babar said that Zardari enquired about the health of Shazia and Kainat, who were travelling along with Malala when their school bus was attacked by the militants.

Zardari praised the children for continuing with their education despite threats.

He added that these children represent the true face of Pakistan. “They are a national asset and had raised collective national consciousness against militants and extremists,” he said.

The president also called for a report on the injured’s condition.