ISLAMABAD: UN special envoy Gordon Brown yesterday presented a petition with more than a million signatures in support of shot schoolgirl education campaigner Malala Yousafzai to the Pakistan government.
The 15-year-old is recovering in hospital in Britain after being shot in the head by Taliban militants a month ago.
Former British prime minister Brown is visiting Pakistan to call for education for all children and to mark Malala Day a global “day of action” in support of Malala and girls’ education.
Malala thanked people around the world for their support yesterday in a message from hospital passed on by her father.
A meeting between Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Brown, the UN’s special envoy for global education, said the international community was ready to support Pakistan in its efforts to tackle poverty and ensure all children could go to school.
“Malala and her family believe that there are many many more courageous and brave girls and families in your country who want to stand up for the right of every child, in particular girls, to have the education that they deserve,” he said. AFP
