A group of doctors performed a three-hour-long surgery today to remove a bullet lodged near the spine of 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was attacked by the Taliban for speaking out against the atrocities of militants.
A team led by Mumtaz Khan, head of the neurosurgery department of Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, carried out the operation at a military hospital between 2 am and 5 am, officials said. Khan told reporters he was hopeful about Malala’s recovery.
The doctors also took steps to reduce the swelling in Malala’s head. Though the bullet was removed, there was “excessive bleeding” during the surgery and Malala was not fully stable as yet, officials said.
Malala’s uncle Ahmed Shah too told the media in Peshawar that the bullet had been removed during the surgery. He said that doctors had advised against sending Malala, the first recipient of Pakistan’s National Peace Award for Youth, outside the country for treatment. Doctors said it would not be advisable for her to travel in her condition.
A team led by Mumtaz Khan, head of the neurosurgery department of Peshawar’s Lady Reading Hospital, carried out the operation at a military hospital between 2 am and 5 am, officials said. Khan told reporters he was hopeful about Malala’s recovery.
The doctors also took steps to reduce the swelling in Malala’s head. Though the bullet was removed, there was “excessive bleeding” during the surgery and Malala was not fully stable as yet, officials said.
Malala’s uncle Ahmed Shah too told the media in Peshawar that the bullet had been removed during the surgery. He said that doctors had advised against sending Malala, the first recipient of Pakistan’s National Peace Award for Youth, outside the country for treatment. Doctors said it would not be advisable for her to travel in her condition.