UAE team in Pakistan to facilitate Malala transfer

Abu Dhabi, Oct 15, 2012 (WAM) - A special UAE medical mission arrived in Pakistan yesterday to evaluate Malala Yousafzai's injuries and to facilitate her safe transfer to a medical facility outside of Pakistan. Malala received severe injuries from an assassination attempt last week in the Swat Valley. UAE officials have been working closely with Pakistani authorities to arrange for the specialised care and Malala's transfer is being coordinated closely between the two Governments. "The attempt on Malala's life was not only an attack on a defenceless child, it was an attack on her and every girl's right to a future unlimited by prejudice and oppression. Her assailants must be universally denounced and brought to justice. Malala bravely confronted extremists in their attempts to ban girls from attending school. We must all stand with Malala in promoting tolerance and respect," said General His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. – Emirates News Agency, WAM