MINGORA, Pakistan — A 15-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for promoting girls’ education has urged Pakistan to reverse a decision to rename a college in her honor to avert militant attacks on students, an official said today.
Malala Yousufzai, who became a symbol of youth resistance to the Taliban, made the request after students broke into the school, tore down Malala’s pictures and boycotted classes in her home town of Mingora. They said renaming the college endangered their lives.
Senior government official Kamran Rehman said Malala called him from London, where she was being treated for critical wounds from the attack on Oct. 9. The Taliban said it targeted her for promoting education for secular girls.
Malala’s case won worldwide recognition for the struggle for women’s rights in Pakistan and Taliban have vowed to target her again.
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