PM Nawaz calls Malala Pakistan’s pride

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called Malala Yousafzai the pride of the nation. In a statement, the prime minister said that Malala was an asset for Pakistan. The prime minister added that Malala Yousafzai had made the nation proud at every forum. Prime Minister Sharif said that Malala was a role model for the young generation. 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, failed to win this year’s Nobel Peace Prize which was awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Malala a strong advocate for education, first gained prominence when at the age of 11 she wrote a blog for the BBC Urdu service. The blog highlighted living life under the Taliban in Swat.