British, Pakistani, UAE ministers visit Malala's hospital
The ministry said the trio also met with the father of 15-year-old Malala, who was shot in the head by the Taliban earlier this month as punishment for campaigning for girls' education in an attack that shocked the world.
She was flown from Pakistan on October 15 for treatment at a specialist hospital in Birmingham, central England, in an air ambulance provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
"I visited the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham today to enquire after the health of Malala and to convey messages of good health and best wishes on behalf of the government and the whole Pakistani nation," said Interior Minister Rehman Malik.
"We are grateful to the hospital authorities, especially the doctors treating Malala, for taking care of her in a most professional manner. As a result, she has made very good recovery in the past few days."
He expressed gratitude to Britain and the UAE for their support for Malala, who needs reconstructive surgery after a bullet grazed her brain, coming within centimetres of killing her.
British foreign minister William Hague said: "Malala's swift and full recovery is our absolute priority. But we are also determined to do all we can to champion education for women and girls in Pakistan.
"The people of Pakistan have paid a high price from terrorism and extremism. We will stand by all those who, like Malala, are courageously defending the rights of women, in Pakistan and around the world."
The UAE's foreign minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan, said his government had provided assistance because its citizens were "appalled" by the attack on Malala.
"She is in our prayers," he said. "Malala's courage inspires us to reinforce our commitment to rejecting ideologies rooted in intolerance and extremism."
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I hope the Taliban apologists start to wake up and smell the coffee
@Sexton Blake:
Don't think its that difficult nor unusual for a British official, whose hosting two foreign ministers, to go along and visit an internationally recognized person, especially important to one of the foreign ministers' PR, in a local UK hospital.
He's visited Libya a good number of times. Most Libyans remember it as the revolution against Gaddafi and won't buy that revisionist simplistic demonization.
His British troops killed or injured Pakistani children?! Even for a twisted emotional conspiratorial exploitation, the geography is off.
Some misguided people are under the delusion that after their ludicrous campaign and savage assault on Malala's character nobody would be interested in her story. They are going to have to face up to the painful fact that Malala's story is not going to die down so easily.
The first commentator on the top i dont think u ever prayed for malala you need to die u idiotic baboon ur just jeaulous of her
good news
@Riaz Khan: if she is pak's daughter why couldn't pak protect its daughter..?? why could'nt pak hang the savages who did this her already..??
It is unusual to see Mr. Hague (the UK foreign minister) visiting Malala in hospital. I am not aware that he visited any hospitals in Libya after RAF bombers bombed that poor country into the stone-age, and killed or wounded many, many children. Additionally, I am not aware of Mr. Hague visiting any Pakistan hospitals to check up on the children his troops have killed or injured. Perhaps there is hope for the British after all, although I think not.
Excellent move from three important personalities! Thank you Mr. Hague & Mr. Nahiyan for visiting Malala, who is not only the daughter of Pakistan but the daughter of the free world.
Malala is a very innocent brave girl but she is also very young. After getting well and years of education, she will be in a position to do something concrete for the society, but corrupt elements and stake holders are not letting this opportunity to slip from their hands. After Musharaf, they invested in Taliban Khan, but the their rocket burnt down in the launching pad. Now they have focused on Malala.and intend to use and hide behind her. The nation should stand up and do not let this happen.