Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai arrives in her native Pakistan to visit flood victims, a trip that also marks 10 years after a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan assassination attempt against her
Yousafzai was just 15 years old when militants from the Pakistani Taliban shot her in the head over her campaign for girls' education. She landed in the southern city of Karachi on Tuesday, two days after the 10th anniversary of the TTP assassination attempt against her. Yousafzai was just 15 years old when militants from the Pakistani Taliban shot her in the head over her campaign for girls' education.
Yousafzai's visit comes as students at her former school join a strike over a rise in violence in her hometown of Mingora in the Swat Valley. But it has seen a resurgence of militancy since the Taliban returned to power across the border in Afghanistan last year.There has been a spike in attacks in recent weeks, targeting mostly security forces.
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