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Malala will "change the future of Pakistan"

AFP Published October 7, 2013
Malala first rose to prominence during Taliban rule in Swat with a blog for the BBC Urdu service chronicling the rigours of daily life under the Islamists.
Malala first rose to prominence during Taliban rule in Swat with a blog for the BBC Urdu service chronicling the rigours of daily life under the Islamists.
Education has improved in Swat since the Taliban days. Since 2011 the proportion of girls going to school has risen to nearly 50 percent, from 34 percent, while that of boys is close to 90 percent.
Education has improved in Swat since the Taliban days. Since 2011 the proportion of girls going to school has risen to nearly 50 percent, from 34 percent, while that of boys is close to 90 percent.
Malala said in an interview with BBC whille the prize was a “great opportunity” in a BBC interview, but stressed that education for all children -- girls and boys -- was her real goal.
Malala said in an interview with BBC whille the prize was a “great opportunity” in a BBC interview, but stressed that education for all children -- girls and boys -- was her real goal.
“Malala is a model, not only for us but for the whole of Pakistan,” said 14-year-old Rehana Noor Bacha.
“Malala is a model, not only for us but for the whole of Pakistan,” said 14-year-old Rehana Noor Bacha.
“A bicycle cannot run with only one wheel: society is like a bicycle, with the male education as the first wheel and female education as the second one,” Malala told AFP.
“A bicycle cannot run with only one wheel: society is like a bicycle, with the male education as the first wheel and female education as the second one,” Malala told AFP.
Malala has become one of the world's most famous teenagers, attracting support from the likes of Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, Bono and Gordon Brown.
Malala has become one of the world's most famous teenagers, attracting support from the likes of Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, Bono and Gordon Brown.
Pakistani female students attend a class at a school in Mingora, the capital of Swat Valley. Malala, has become a global ambassador for education, feted by celebrities and politicians around the Western world.
Pakistani female students attend a class at a school in Mingora, the capital of Swat Valley. Malala, has become a global ambassador for education, feted by celebrities and politicians around the Western world.
Authorities say they are short of at least a thousand female teachers and 200 classrooms for girls.
Authorities say they are short of at least a thousand female teachers and 200 classrooms for girls.
Female students attend a class at a school in Mingora. Swat was once a prime tourist destination, but it was plunged into war in 2007 when the Pakistani Taliban took control.
Female students attend a class at a school in Mingora. Swat was once a prime tourist destination, but it was plunged into war in 2007 when the Pakistani Taliban took control.
Students walk, at the exact place where Malala Yousufzai was attacked. Safia's sentiments are shared by many schoolgirls in Mingora, who want their country and their area to be known for something other than Taliban and bombs.
Students walk, at the exact place where Malala Yousufzai was attacked. Safia's sentiments are shared by many schoolgirls in Mingora, who want their country and their area to be known for something other than Taliban and bombs.
Maulana Gul Naseeb, a prominent figure in the JUI-F, one of Pakistan's leading religious political parties, speaking during an interview with AFP about Malala Yousafzai in Mingora the capital of Swat Valley.
Maulana Gul Naseeb, a prominent figure in the JUI-F, one of Pakistan's leading religious political parties, speaking during an interview with AFP about Malala Yousafzai in Mingora the capital of Swat Valley.
Malala is among the favourites for the Nobel, which will be awarded on Friday, and Safia said she deserves it.
Malala is among the favourites for the Nobel, which will be awarded on Friday, and Safia said she deserves it.
The head of girls' education in Swat, Dilshad Begum, explained that in Pashtun society “people don't like to see women in front of cameras”.
The head of girls' education in Swat, Dilshad Begum, explained that in Pashtun society “people don't like to see women in front of cameras”.

“I will be a politician in my future. I want to change the future of my country and I want to make education compulsory,” says Malala Yosufzai.

In Malala's home town in Pakistan, school friends hope to see her win the Nobel Peace Prize this week -- but they dream in secret, under pressure from a society deeply ambivalent about the teenage activist. Malala, who survived being shot by the Taliban on October 9 last year, has become a global ambassador for education, feted by celebrities and politicians around the Western world.

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naseem sherazi
Oct 07, 2013 05:20pm
excellent work
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Ameer Ali
Oct 08, 2013 01:42am
lol statement
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Aisha
Oct 08, 2013 05:30am
Yes dear, but u can't do it while sitting there. After all you're not bilawal Bhutto zardari..
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Anees
Oct 08, 2013 12:56pm
No doubt. She is being "groomed" to "change" the future (?) of Pakistan.
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Ravi Ingale from Pune
Oct 08, 2013 03:25pm
whenever someone arise in Pakistan for giving proposal that He/She will change the country then He/She had been assassinated. e.g. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Benazir Bhutto, now this kid Malala.
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ROHIT PANDEY
Oct 08, 2013 03:37pm
I do hope that Malala Yusufazai gets the recognition she deserves and gets the Nobel Prize for peace. That should provide a powerful impetus for the girls in Pakistan to stay in school and move further into an University course too. Women form 50 % of any society and educated women will contribute a lot to the society -as productive citizens as well as nurturers of families who are well informed and well adjusted emotionally and financially to nurture children into sturdy mature people. Good luck,Malala and good luck Pakistan! At end of it all,a much more humane and just society for all!
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pakiboy
Oct 08, 2013 10:01pm
biggest non sense I have heard .. !! .. media is with full volume .. propagating this drama !! why ??
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Gerry D'Cunha
Oct 09, 2013 04:43pm
no person on earth can at this stage change the future of pakistan - its destiny only lies in God's hand
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aaju
Oct 09, 2013 07:11pm
No one can restrict your dreams but it is not possible through election because this drama has actually rooted envy against malala in the hearts of majority. Contrarily if some agencies/countries want to compaign for malaala, they should present her as a Taliban, rather than a controversal personallity. King's analysis
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aaju
Oct 09, 2013 07:17pm
No one can restrict your dreams but it is not possible through election because this drama has actually rooted envy against malala in the hearts of majority. Contrarily if some agencies/countries want to compaign for malaala, they should present her as a Taliban, rather than a controversal personallity. King's analysis
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mike ghaous
Oct 10, 2013 12:26am
come on..... north will stay the same, the virus is too strong to eradicate...
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Dujana
Oct 10, 2013 12:56am
Malala will do what..?????????????.......hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
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Hamza
Oct 10, 2013 10:39am
why just malala? why not all those female polio workers being gunned down by the taliban? why not all those ngo workers trying to bring education to all the underprivelaged children while running the risk of becoming targets of feudal lords? Why has no one ever spoken out or given a peace prize to any of those kids who were hunted down before the taliban even set foot in pakistan by the feudal lords? And the best part in all of this is that the taliban easily took down a major general of the pakistan army yet they had to climb aboard the bus carrying malala and ask around who malala was and even then missed malala.
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Abdullah
Oct 10, 2013 11:28am
Well, i would not say she could change the future of Pakistan. But the media might have the policy from US to depict such thing is happening or will happen. She is nothing less than agent of enemies who are babysitting her. She will be used against the nation of pakistan in future and to destroy whatever left.
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imran
Oct 10, 2013 02:55pm
Noble 2013 will go to a sheep with two wolves behind her...1. Malala 2. Brown 3. Father of Malala. I pray that winner is only Malala.
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