Regaining senses: Doctors hopeful as Malala starts feeling pain

The Express Tribune

Doctors were hopeful as 14-year-old child activist Malala Yousufzai, attacked by the Taliban, felt pain – a sign of recovery for someone who is on a ventilator – on Saturday, Express News quoted hospital sources as saying. Since Malala is under medication, her senses were not active and this development was welcomed by doctors. “(The) health condition of Malala continues to remain satisfactory. Her vitals are okay and she is still on ventilator,” the military said in an update. “A board of doctors is continuously monitoring her condition,” it added. After Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban, the doctors who performed surgery on her had expressed fear of a possibility of slight brain damage. However, all of her medical reports came out clear. Earlier, doctors had said that Malala had a 70 per cent chance of survival and despite improvement, was seriously ill.