The 10 Taliban militants who tried to kill Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousufzai for her outspoken views on girls’ education in the country’s troubled northwest in 2012 have been arrested, the army announced on Friday.
Malala, then 15, was shot in her head by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) gunmen in October 2012 in northwestern Swat valley. She has since recovered from the assault, which shocked the world and catapulted her to international fame for her courageous and determined fight for education rights to all children. Two of her colleagues were also injured in the attack.
Director general of Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Asim Saleem Bajwa said the 10 arrested militants have revealed that the mastermind of the attack on the schoolgirls was TTP commander Mullah Fazlullah.
Malala, then 15, was shot in her head by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) gunmen in October 2012 in northwestern Swat valley. She has since recovered from the assault, which shocked the world and catapulted her to international fame for her courageous and determined fight for education rights to all children. Two of her colleagues were also injured in the attack.
Director general of Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Asim Saleem Bajwa said the 10 arrested militants have revealed that the mastermind of the attack on the schoolgirls was TTP commander Mullah Fazlullah.