Nation prays for Malala’s health

 

KARACHI: People across the country are observing Friday as a "day of prayer" for Malala Yousufzai, who is in the critical care unit at a military hospital after being shot in the head during an assassination attempt by the Taliban.

Special prayers were offered during the morning assembly at all educational institutions for Malala and her two friends who were injured in Tuesday’s attack.

Like other towns and cities in the country, special prayers were held for early recovery of Malala after Friday prayers in the mosques of this mega-metropolis city here. Rallies and processions were taken out slamming the atrocious attack on the innocent children that fatally injured Malala.

Special prayers were also held in Quetta nursing school. Islamabad educational institutions also organized special prayers in their morning assemblies.

In Peshawar, one minute silence was observed in the schools, colleges and universities besides the government offices prayed for the health and happiness of Malala and other children injured in the incident.

Malala’s indomitable courage and bravery has inspired the girl child all across the country, who vowed not be deterred by the terrorist Taliban and continue pursuing their educational drive.

Talking to Geo News, the students told that they abhor the anti-education Taliban, who targeted Malala for her raising voice for the female education.

In Faisalabad also rallies were taken out by the students of different educational institutions at Kacheri Bazar Chowk and flayed the shameful attack on Malala and prayed for her full recovery at earliest.

Muzaffargarh, Khanewal, Chechawatni also joined in the prayers for the full recovery of Malala and condemned in strongest terms the murderous attack on her. Civil society took out a rally from Fayyaz Park Chowk to press claub. In Chechawatni under the auspicious of PPP special prayers were held at Bhutto House for the recovery of Malala and condemnation of Taliban.