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By
SIDDHANT AGNIHOTRI
B.Sc (Silver Medalist)
M.Sc (Applied Physics)
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STUDY IQ
EARLY LIFE
• Yousafzai was born on 12 July 1997 in the Swat
District of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province, into a lower-middle-class
family.
• Her public profile rose even further when she was awarded
Pakistan's first National Youth Peace Prize two months later in
December.
• At the proceedings in her honour, Yousafzai stated that she was not
a member of any political party, but hoped to found a national party
of her own to promote education.
GIRL WHO WAS SHOT
• As Yousafzai became more recognised, the dangers facing her
increased. Death threats against her were published in newspapers
and slipped under her door.
• Two other girls were also wounded in the shooting: Kainat Riaz and
Shazia Ramzan,both of whom were stable enough following the
TREATMENT
• After the shooting, Yousafzai was airlifted to a military hospital in
Peshawar, where doctors were forced to begin operating after
swelling developed in the left portion of her brain, which had been
damaged by the bullet when it passed through her head.