LONDON: Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai has been discharged from a British hospital where she had been receiving treatment for nearly four months after being shot in the head by the Taleban.
The 15-year-old Malala underwent skull reconstruction and a cochlear implant surgery to restore her hearing last weekend.
Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital said yesterday that Malala has been released after “making good recovery” from her surgery and will now continue her rehabilitation at her family’s temporary home in Birmingham and visit the hospital occasionally for outpatient appointments.
Malala was shot on Oct. 9 on the way home from school by Taleban angered at her objection to the group.
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum plans to present its 2013 Reflections of Hope Award to Malala.
Museum officials say the award recipients are Malala Yousufzai and her father — human rights activists Ziauddin Yousufzai.
The award will be presented on April 8 when Ziauddin will receive the award on his and his daughter’s behalf.
Ziauddin founded and directs the all-girls Khushal Public School in Pakistan that was created to foster a new generation of female leadership.
