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Malala, Shot For Speaking Out Against Pakistan's Taliban, To Stay In U.K.

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By Mark Memmott

Published January 2, 2013 at 11:56 AM MST

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In November, Pakistani students in Karachi participated in a "Malala Day" to show support for the girl who was shot when she spoke out against the Taliban.

Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl who was by a Taliban gunman because she had been speaking out against that group's efforts to stop Pakistani girls from going to school, will be staying in Great Britain.

that Wajid Shamsul Hassan, Pakistan's high commissioner to the United Kingdom, says Malala's father has been named an education attach茅 at Pakistan's offices in Birmingham, England.

The BBC is . ITV Malala's father has been given will last at least three years.

Malala was shot last October near her home in Pakistan's Swat Valley and later flown to the U.K. for treatment. This week, it was announced that for her courage that has "proved to be an inspiration around the globe."

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