Yousafzai and her parents landed in an army helicopter at a cadet school near the Swat Valley town in north-west Pakistan on Saturday morning. According to Pakistani broadcaster Geo TV, Yousafzai visited a local park in her town and addressed students at the cadet school, telling them she was delighted to be back in the valley. Yousafzai, 20, was already a prominent advocate for girls’ education in October 2012 when a Taliban gunman boarded her school bus in Mingora, asked “Who is Malala?” and shot her, along with two others. 'Happiest day of my life': Malala returns to Pakistan for first time since Taliban shooting Read moreShe told Pakistani media that the majority of Pakistanis supported her activism. All I care about is that they accept education as an issue.”Rather than silencing Yousafzai, the shooting turned her into a global icon for girls’ education.

Source: The Guardian March 31, 2018 10:02 UTC