Pakistani students, UN officials pay tribute to Malala

Pakistani students and rights activists are paying tribute Saturday to a 15-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman last month for promoting girls' right to education and being an outspoken critic of the militant group.

"Today is Malala day," said CBC's Dominic Valitis from London, England, "to highlight Malala Yousufzai's story and the fact that some 32 million girls around the world are simply not attending school."

Saturday has been declared a global day of action to support her cause.

A Pakistani activist chants slogan Saturday as she holds a portrait of Malala Yousufzai in Lahore. (Mohsin Raza/Reuters)

Malala is one of the most prominent voices to speak out against the Taliban in Pakistan.

"Her story has really galvinized international support for female schooling," Valitis said.

After the Oct. 9 shooting, Malala was airlifted to a hospital in Britain where she is being treated and is making a steady recovery.

In her hometown of Mingora in the northwestern Swat Valley, hundreds of students prayed for her early recovery and vowed to continue her mission. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent a video message to the gathering, saying Malala is a global symbol of every girl's right to education.

The UN is leading the way on furthering Malala's cause, said Valitis. Former British prime minister Gordon Brown, the UN special envoy for global education, delivered a petition signed by more than one million people to Pakistan's president on Friday.

Meanwhile, an online petition, calling for Malala to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, has garnered nearly 100,000 signatures.

With files from CBC

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