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Malala Yusafzai: Girl activist safe in UK, father says Malala Yusafzai: Father upbeat about future
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The father of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot by the Taliban, has said his daughter is safe in the UK. The father of Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl activist shot by the Taliban, has said his daughter is recovering well in the UK.
Ziauddin Yousafzai was speaking after visiting his daughter for the first time at a Birmingam hospital. Ziauddin Yousafzai said his daughter would "rise again" to pursue her dreams.
She was transferred because of the need for a safe environment to recover from the gun attack which left a bullet lodged in her neck. He said he had cried when he saw for the first time Malala standing at the hospital in Birmingham.
The Pakistani president had taken the decision to move her, her father said. He said it was "a miracle" she had survived a bullet grazing her brain.
Mr Yousafzai described Malala's survival as a "miracle". The first time he had seen her after the shooting her "whole body was swollen".
He said the first time he had seen his daugher after the attack her "whole body was swollen" and in a terrible condition. Mr Yousafzai said he had considered making preparations for her funeral.
But when he saw her on Thursday night in Birmingham she was up and walking. But when he saw her clean her own mouth with her shawl on a helicopter flight, he thought maybe her condition was not too serious.
Right treatment
Surgeons in Pakistan worked for days to save her life, and Mr Yousafzai said Malala had received "the right treatment at the right place at the right time".
He said he had been told to make preparations for her funeral, but when he saw her clean her own mouth with her shawl on a helicopter flight, he thought maybe her condition was not too serious.
Malala Yusafzai was first admitted to a hospital in the Swat valley, then flown by helicopter to Peshawar after gunmen shot her on her school bus in the main town of Mingora.Malala Yusafzai was first admitted to a hospital in the Swat valley, then flown by helicopter to Peshawar after gunmen shot her on her school bus in the main town of Mingora.
The Pakistan Taleban has claimed the attack, saying it shot her for "promoting secularism". Turning point?
The Pakistan Taliban has claimed the attack, saying it shot her for "promoting secularism".
Malala had campaigned for the rights of girls to have an education and had written a diary for the BBC Urdu service when the Pakistan Taleban controlled Swat in 2009.Malala had campaigned for the rights of girls to have an education and had written a diary for the BBC Urdu service when the Pakistan Taleban controlled Swat in 2009.
Doctors at Queen Elizabeth hospital said on Thursday that she was still comfortable and responding well to treatment. Surgeons in Pakistan worked for days to save her life, operating on her to remove a bullet which had lodged in her neck.
She was moved to Britain because of the need for a safe environment for her recovery.
Mr Yousafzai said the Pakistani president had taken the decision to move her.
But he said his daughter had received "the right treatment at the right place at the right time".
"The person who attacked her, they wanted to kill her," Mr Yousafzai said. "But I will simply say that she fell temporarily.
"She will rise again. She will stand again and she can stand now. But when she fell, Pakistan stood."
He said he hoped the incident would be a turning point.
Mr Yousufzai has said his daughter will return to Pakistan once she has recovered and that she was determined to continue her schooling.
More surgeryMore surgery
They have said the girl will need a period of recuperation before undergoing surgery. Doctors at Queen Elizabeth hospital said she was still weak but stood every chance of making a good recovery.
They added that the girl will need a period of recuperation before undergoing further surgery.
Part of her skull will need to be reconstructed either by reinserting bone that was removed or by using a titanium plate.Part of her skull will need to be reconstructed either by reinserting bone that was removed or by using a titanium plate.
Since the attack, the teenager has received thousands of goodwill messages from around the world.Since the attack, the teenager has received thousands of goodwill messages from around the world.
Mr Yousufzai has said his daughter will return to Pakistan once she has recovered and that she was determined to continue her schooling.