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Malala arrives in Pak nearly after 6 years

ANI  |  Islamabad [Pakistan] 

The youngest Nobel laureate, arrived in late Wednesday night, after spending about six years abroad.

Yousafzai's flight- Emirates' EK-614 - landed at the at 1:41 AM, reported Geo TV.

During her stay in Pakistan, the 20-year-old, is likely to hold meetings with Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Qamar Javed Bajwa, and other important figures. She will also participate in the 'Meet the Malala' programme, the report said.

The education activist was shot in the in October 2012 by the gunmen for actively supporting girls' right to education.

The same year, she left after surviving an assassination attempt by Taliban, as she was returning from school.

She was hit in the head, but survived the attack and was airlifted to the

Yousafzai was then shifted to for further treatment.

At the age of 17, Malala was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to and struggle for promoting education for children. She shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, a children's rights activist.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Thu, March 29 2018. 04:12 IST
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