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| One of the two Taliban militants suspected of attacking a teenage girl activist was detained by the Pakistani military in 2009 but subsequently released, intelligence officials said. | One of the two Taliban militants suspected of attacking a teenage girl activist was detained by the Pakistani military in 2009 but subsequently released, intelligence officials said. |
| Malala Yousafzai, 14, was shot and critically wounded last week as she headed home from school in the north-west Swat Valley. She was airlifted to Britain this week for specialised treatment and to protect her from further attacks by the Taliban, which has threatened to target her again until she is killed. | Malala Yousafzai, 14, was shot and critically wounded last week as she headed home from school in the north-west Swat Valley. She was airlifted to Britain this week for specialised treatment and to protect her from further attacks by the Taliban, which has threatened to target her again until she is killed. |
| On Thursday, the hospital, where she is being treated, said: "Malala Yousafzai continues to receive one-to-one nursing care, 24 hours a day, from staff at the Queen Elizabeth hospital Birmingham, working alongside colleagues from Birmingham Children's hospital. | On Thursday, the hospital, where she is being treated, said: "Malala Yousafzai continues to receive one-to-one nursing care, 24 hours a day, from staff at the Queen Elizabeth hospital Birmingham, working alongside colleagues from Birmingham Children's hospital. |
| "Her condition remains 'stable' and doctors say she is responding well to treatment." | "Her condition remains 'stable' and doctors say she is responding well to treatment." |
| The Taliban said they targeted Malala, an advocate for girls' access to education, because she promoted "western thinking" and was critical of the militant group. | The Taliban said they targeted Malala, an advocate for girls' access to education, because she promoted "western thinking" and was critical of the militant group. |
| One of the suspects in the attack on her, Attaullah, was detained along with several associates during the Pakistan army's 2009 offensive in Swat because of suspected ties with the Pakistani Taliban, which had established control over the valley at the time, said two intelligence officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media who did not want to be named. | One of the suspects in the attack on her, Attaullah, was detained along with several associates during the Pakistan army's 2009 offensive in Swat because of suspected ties with the Pakistani Taliban, which had established control over the valley at the time, said two intelligence officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media who did not want to be named. |
| The military pushed most of the militants out of Swat, but Attaullah was released because of a lack of evidence linking him to specific attacks, said the officials. It is unclear how long he was held. | The military pushed most of the militants out of Swat, but Attaullah was released because of a lack of evidence linking him to specific attacks, said the officials. It is unclear how long he was held. |
| Authorities have detained several of his family, but he remains at large, said the officials. | Authorities have detained several of his family, but he remains at large, said the officials. |
| It is possible he could have fled to neighbouring Afghanistan. The Taliban have said the attack on Malala was planned by the head of Swat Taliban, Maulana Fazlullah, and his deputies, who escaped to Afghanistan following Pakistan military offensive in 2009. | It is possible he could have fled to neighbouring Afghanistan. The Taliban have said the attack on Malala was planned by the head of Swat Taliban, Maulana Fazlullah, and his deputies, who escaped to Afghanistan following Pakistan military offensive in 2009. |
| The shooting of Malala outraged people around the world and stepped up pressure on the Pakistani government to intensify its fight against the Taliban and its allies. But Pakistani leaders are divided on whether Islamabad should respond by targeting the Taliban's last major sanctuary in the country along the Afghan border. Pushing into the North Waziristan tribal area could trigger attacks elsewhere in Pakistan. | The shooting of Malala outraged people around the world and stepped up pressure on the Pakistani government to intensify its fight against the Taliban and its allies. But Pakistani leaders are divided on whether Islamabad should respond by targeting the Taliban's last major sanctuary in the country along the Afghan border. Pushing into the North Waziristan tribal area could trigger attacks elsewhere in Pakistan. |
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