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Friday, October 12, 2012

Transferred to military hospital activist girl attacked by Taliban, Malala in critical condition


A Pakistani activist Malala Yusufzai was transferred on Thursday (11/10) to another hospital in the city of Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad, according to official sources. On Tuesday (09), the 14 year old suffered an assassination attempt of a Taliban group and at risk of death.The attack on the girl led small protests in major cities across the country, and more are scheduled for Saturday in the hometown of Malala, Mingora. Information provided by the news agency Agence France Presse and the British state network BBC . "She is still not out of danger, despite the improvement of his health. We are taking it to Rawalpindi," said Masood Kausar, governor of the province of Khiber Pajtunkhwa (north-west), where the teen was attacked by fighters Taliban, who have vowed to death by his statements critical of the group. She was being treated in Peshawar, a city northwest of the country. According to one of the doctors who treated the girl, his health improved. "The health status of Malala is better today than it was on Tuesday. Lies in a stable condition," said Dr. Mumtaz Khan. His health condition became critical, because it was shot with a bullet in the skull. There is no certainty that the bullet in the head even hit the brain. Another bullet in the shoulder, has been withdrawn. "There's about 70% chance that it will survive," Khan considered. Malala was attacked by members of TTP (English acronym for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan), an ally of Al-Qaeda in Mingora, the main town in the Swat valley that the army took control of the Islamic rebel group in 2009. Two other students were wounded. "They are checking for better facilities in the UK or Dubai or any other country. Then decide whether to receive treatment abroad or here, "said Mehmoodul Hassan, one of the relatives of the victim. Malala possuium in Urdu blog on the BBC website since 2009, when only 12 years old denounced the acts of violence committed by the Taliban. In time she commented on the community impacts of the measures of the Taleban, which that year had closed more than 150 schools for girls, and five others exploded in the Swat Valley. now The climate was tense at the time and was a constant threat that girls schools could be the target of attacks. Malala reported at the time that many of his colleagues had moved with their families to larger cities like Lahore, Peshawar and Rawalpindi. Last year, she was awarded the first National Peace Prize created by the Pakistani government. Taliban The claimed responsibility for the attack. "Malala was targeted for his pioneering role in defense of secularism and so-called 'moderation'," he wrote in an e-mail sent to AFP the TTP spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan. "The TTP does not believe in specific attacks against women, but anyone who runs a campaign against Islam and sharia (Islamic law) should be killed, "he said, adding that the young age of Malala Yousufzai was not a reason for leniency. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, said the attack on Malala not affect the country's fight against Islamic militants and in favor of female education. government also offered a reward equivalent to about 200 thousand dollars by whom offer clues about the perpetrators of Malala.Members Pakistanis suspended work on Wednesday to condemn the attack and pray for speedy recovery of the girl "is a model for the entire country," said the foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar.leader of the Pakistani army, the General Ashfaq Kayani, visited the hospital and asked for reinforcements in the fight against terrorism. Already the director of the Independent Committee of Human Rights of Pakistan, Zohra Yusuf, said that "this tragic assault on a child as courageous" sends a chilling message to all that fighting for women and girls in Pakistan.

Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, wounded in the head and neck to be the victim of an attack by the Taliban, but still improvement in critical condition, and he was taken to a military hospital for specialized treatment. Malala, 14, was shot by the Taliban on Tuesday in the northern Swat Valley case has shocked the international community and the Pakistani authorities, who have offered a reward of more than $ 100,000 for the capture of aggressors. Two other girls, Malala school mates, were also injured in the attack, claimed by the Taliban in retaliation for the campaign against him and in favor of respect for human rights education and headed lower. The young activist, who last year received the National Prize for Peace, underwent surgery yesterday to extract the bullet lodged in his neck, but remains sedated, has shown a slight improvement, according to local newspaper reports The Dawn. After the operation, she spent two days in the intensive care unit, but now requires post surgical care, so the doctors recommended his transfer to the main military hospital in the country, in the city of Rawalpindi, which has better facilities. Malala was moved from the hospital in Peshawar on board a helicopter that took 25 minutes to reach Rawalpindi. Doctors said the girl was still unconscious and activist that the next 24 hours would be crucial to their progress, "has improved since the operation, but still in critical condition," according to the doctor. "She's been on a respirator. The bullet has affected part of the brain, but there is a 70 percent chance of survival, "he added. Mehmoodul Hasan, Malala family, told reporters that doctors sent their reports abroad for advice, and they were checking if available best medical facilities in other countries where a transfer is needed. Malala was just 11 years old when he began to denounce the atrocities committed by the Taliban and promote the rights of girls to education, so the attack against strong indignation generated inside and outside the country. The Pakistani provincial government announced a reward of 10 million rupees ($ 104,000) for information leading to the capture of the attackers and the Interior Minister Rehman Malik has vowed to catch them.

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