Malala Yousafzai is expected to announce assistance from her eponymous fund for those affected by the flooding. AP
Malala Yousafzai is expected to announce assistance from her eponymous fund for those affected by the flooding. AP
Malala Yousafzai is expected to announce assistance from her eponymous fund for those affected by the flooding. AP
Malala Yousafzai is expected to announce assistance from her eponymous fund for those affected by the flooding. AP

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Malala Yousafzai arrives in Pakistan to visit areas devastated by flooding

The visit comes days after the 10th anniversary of attack in which the Nobel laureate was shot by the Taliban for insisting on attending school

The National

October 11, 2022

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Nobel laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai landed in Pakistan on Tuesday to visit areas devastated by recent flooding, her father Ziauddin Yousafzai told The National.

“This is not our first time in Pakistan after we left. It's our second time. We came to Pakistan in 2018 and now we're here to meet the flood-affected people of Pakistan,” he said on Tuesday.

The return to her home country comes a few days after the 10th anniversary of the day the Pakistani Taliban shot her for insisting on her right to education.

It comes as thousands of people protested in north-west Pakistan on Tuesday after a gunman opened fire on a school van, killing the driver and critically injuring a child on Monday in Mingora — the city where Malala was shot.

Malala is expected to visit areas hit by devastating floods that have affected 33 million people and caused more than $30 billion in damage to the economy — or more than 10 per cent of gross domestic product.

People affected by floods queue to receive food distributed by the Red Crescent Society in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
People affected by floods queue to receive food distributed by the Red Crescent Society in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
Al Mahmood Social Welfare Association workers prepare food aid in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
Al Mahmood Social Welfare Association workers prepare food aid in Larkana, Pakistan. EPA
More than 33 million people have been affected by floods since June 2022, Pakistan's Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman says. EPA
More than 33 million people have been affected by floods since June 2022, Pakistan's Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman says. EPA
A Pakistan Red Crescent Society worker sorts food parcels to be distributed to people affected by floods in Larkana. EPA
A Pakistan Red Crescent Society worker sorts food parcels to be distributed to people affected by floods in Larkana. EPA
A girl carries a bottle filled with floodwater at a camp for displaced people in Sehwan, Pakistan. Reuters
A girl carries a bottle filled with floodwater at a camp for displaced people in Sehwan, Pakistan. Reuters
Women affected by the floods wait for food aid at a camp for displaced people in Sehwan. Reuters
Women affected by the floods wait for food aid at a camp for displaced people in Sehwan. Reuters
Flood-affected children suffering from malaria receive treatment at the Sayed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical Sciences in Sehwan. Reuters
Flood-affected children suffering from malaria receive treatment at the Sayed Abdullah Shah Institute of Medical Sciences in Sehwan. Reuters
Women wait with their sick children at the medical institute in Sehwan. Reuters
Women wait with their sick children at the medical institute in Sehwan. Reuters
Flood-affected people eat food distributed by Al Mahmood Social Welfare Association in Larkana. EPA
Flood-affected people eat food distributed by Al Mahmood Social Welfare Association in Larkana. EPA

The country must repair or replace two million damaged or destroyed homes, close to 24,000 schools, about 1,500 health centres and 13,000 kilometres of roads.

Scientific analysis found that climate change probably made the flooding worse, the World Weather Attribution group said. Pakistan is thought to have contributed only 0.8 per cent to the world’s emissions of fossil fuels.

Malala is expected to announce assistance from the Malala Fund for those affected by the flooding, Pakistan’s GEO news reported.

In the immediate wake of the flooding, the fund announced money to help provide emergency education services to ensure girls did not drop out of schooling, as well as psychosocial support to women and girls in flood-hit areas.

The is the second time Malala, who is accompanied by her parents, has returned to the country since the attack in 2012.

The 2012 attack, when Malala was only 15, drew international attention to the plight of women and girls in the country.

She became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17 in 2014 and was held up as a symbol of resistance.

Iqbal Hussain, a member of the faculty at Khushal School and College in Pakistan's Swat region where Malala Youafzai was a pupil, teaches science to 10th grade pupils. All photos: Tariq Ullah for The National
Iqbal Hussain, a member of the faculty at Khushal School and College in Pakistan's Swat region where Malala Youafzai was a pupil, teaches science to 10th grade pupils. All photos: Tariq Ullah for The National
Iqbal Hussain, a staff member at Khushal School and College, says there has been a surge in enrolment of girl pupils after the Taliban attempt to kill on Malala on October 9, 2012, for speaking up for girls' right to education.
Iqbal Hussain, a staff member at Khushal School and College, says there has been a surge in enrolment of girl pupils after the Taliban attempt to kill on Malala on October 9, 2012, for speaking up for girls' right to education.
Laila Khan shows a sketch to her psychology teacher in Khushal School and College, Mingora, a city in the Swat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Laila Khan shows a sketch to her psychology teacher in Khushal School and College, Mingora, a city in the Swat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Iqbal Hussain teaches a class.
Iqbal Hussain teaches a class.
Marjan looks at a poster of Malala and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, on a wall at Khushal School and College.
Marjan looks at a poster of Malala and her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, on a wall at Khushal School and College.
The classroom where Malala used to study at Khushal School and College. Malala, now 25, gained worldwide attention when she and two friends were shot on a school bus by Pakistani Taliban militants in 2012.
The classroom where Malala used to study at Khushal School and College. Malala, now 25, gained worldwide attention when she and two friends were shot on a school bus by Pakistani Taliban militants in 2012.
Malala's picture, along with some of her quotes, on a school notice board.
Malala's picture, along with some of her quotes, on a school notice board.
Marjan, a pupil, writes in her notebook.
Marjan, a pupil, writes in her notebook.
School director Huma Shakir at work in her office.
School director Huma Shakir at work in her office.
Faiza Shah, a psychologist, takes a class.
Faiza Shah, a psychologist, takes a class.
Fayaz Zafar, a journalist who has covered the Taliban insurgency in Swat, poses for a picture in his office in Mingora.
Fayaz Zafar, a journalist who has covered the Taliban insurgency in Swat, poses for a picture in his office in Mingora.
Minahil, a pupil at Khushal School and College, finishes her class.
Minahil, a pupil at Khushal School and College, finishes her class.
An image of Malala and her father.
An image of Malala and her father.
A nursery class poses for a photo at Khushal School and College.
A nursery class poses for a photo at Khushal School and College.
Tenth-grade pupils look at Malala's picture.
Tenth-grade pupils look at Malala's picture.
Young children at play in Khushal School and College.
Young children at play in Khushal School and College.
The school's nursery class enjoying extracurricular activities.
The school's nursery class enjoying extracurricular activities.
Pupils take part in a sports class.
Pupils take part in a sports class.

However, women’s rights and girls’ access to education has been limited.

Monday's van attack in Mingora sparked fears of a resurgence in militant activity in the Swat Valley.

The Swat Valley was the focus of a months-long army offensive in 2009 to remove militants from the area, but the operation also displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

Political activists, members of civil society and members of the public thronged to Mingora’s main intersection, chanting slogans denouncing the attack. The mass protest brought the city to a standstill, with businesses and markets closing in solidarity.

Protesters demanded the immediate arrest of the attackers and for peace and order to be restored. One placard read: “We cannot let the hard earned peace be destroyed”, while another said: “Act now against the attackers before it becomes too late”.

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