Interior Minister Rehman Malik has announced that Sitara-e-Shujaat (medal of courage) will be awarded to 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai who was shot by the Taliban for speaking against them.
Malik was in Swat on Tuesday where he visited Malala’s school and announced the award for her. He also visited the other two girls injured in the incident. He also promised them compensation.
The minister, speaking at the school, said that Malala was a symbol of bravery.
Malala received a bullet injury in her head and is currently being treated at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham.
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