Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on a school van, carrying Pakistan's youngest Peace Award winner Malala Yousafzai and directed that the injured children be evacuated to Peshawar for better treatment.
The attack occurred when young Malala was returning from school in a van, causing injuries to other students as well by unknown culprits.
The Prime Minister directed immediate dispatch of a helicopter to evacuate the injured to Peshawar and to investigate the matter, besides providing best possible treatment to the other injured.
Malala was awarded the first National Peace Award for Youth for her courageous stance for promotion of education and peace under extremely hostile conditions in Malakand Division.
She earned fame by playing a leading role in promoting peace in the restive Swat region through her writing and feature stories.
She was also one of the top-five contenders, from amongst 148 children from all over the world, for the International Peace Prize in South Africa.
She became the first recipient of the National Peace Award for Youth on 19 December 2011.
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