President Asif Ali Zardari accompanied by one of his daughters, Assefa Bhutto Zardari, on Saturday visited Malala Yousufzai at Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital where the teenage activist is undergoing treatment. He said the people of Pakistan are proud of Malala and her bravery for not succumbing to terrorist threats.

He further said that Malala had emerged as a symbol of commitment for the elimination of terrorism, extremism and sectarianism from Pakistan. On October 09, Malala Yousufzai, 15, was shot in the head by gunmen for raising her voice against the Pakistani Taliban and for allegedly advocating "Western, secular" values. After receiving treatment at hospitals in Peshawar and Rawalpindi, she was flown to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham where she is currently undergoing medical treatment.

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