Prime Minister calls Malala's father

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday called the father of Ms Malala Yousafzai and expressed concern over an attack on her by gunmen when she was returning home from school, which also injured her friends.ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday called the father of Ms Malala Yousafzai and expressed concern over an attack on her by gunmen when she was returning home from school, which also injured her friends.
He strongly condemned the incident and assured him that the government would bear all the medical expenses on their treatment. He also informed him that he had directed the hospital authorities to extend the best medical treatment and care to Malala as well as her friends.
The Prime Minister also directed Senior Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rahim Dad Khan to rush to the hospital along with bouquets and convey the feelings of the President, the Prime Minister, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari.
Praying for their speedy recovery, the Prime Minister said the whole nation also joined him in the prayers. (APP)