UK offers Malala’s dad a job

In this December 8, 2012 file photo, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, left, and his daughter Asifa Bhutto, centre back, meet with Malala Yousufzai.

In this December 8, 2012 file photo, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari, left, and his daughter Asifa Bhutto, centre back, meet with Malala Yousufzai.

Published Jan 3, 2013

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The father of a teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by Taliban for advocating girls' education has been given a diplomatic post in the UK.

Malala Yousufzai has been recovering at a hospital in Birmingham, England, after she was shot in October in Pakistan. The Taliban have vowed to target her again.

Pakistan's High Commissioner to Britain, Wajid Shamsul Hasan, confirmed a BBC report on Wednesday saying that Malala's father, Ziauddin, has been appointed Pakistan's education attache in Birmingham.

The position - with an initial 3-year commitment - virtually guarantees Malala will remain in the UK.

Malala's case won worldwide recognition for the struggle for women's rights in Pakistan. In a sign of her reach, the 15-year-old made the shortlist for Time magazine's “Person of the Year” for 2012. - Sapa-AP

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