Malala: Latest UPDATE: 24 four hours vital

Mian Iftikhar slams hypocritical statements by some political, religious leaders. A military helicopter Thursday shifted Malala Yousafzai to Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi. She is on ventilator in Children ITC. DG ISPR has said next 24 hours are important for the life of Malala. He said surgery has been done to lessen the swelling in her brain, adding best doctors of the world were treating Malala. Meanwhile, briefing the media at Peshawar Press Club Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that operation of Malala has been successful and she was being kept unconscious for early recovery. Doctors trying utmost to save life, blood clots, skull pieces in brain were major risk, Iftikhar said. He said clots of blood and pieces of skull have been removed from the brain. He requested the Punjab government to keep people updated about the health of Malala, adding if she had to be taken abroad Govt of Pakhtoonkhwa would bear all the expenses. Mian Iftikhar said Taliban have accepted the responsibility for heinous crime but some elements were still issuing hypocritical statements instead of openly condemning the Taliban.