Thousands sign Nobel petition for Pakistan’s Malala

The 15-year-old is recovering in hospital in Britain after Taliban gunmen in her native northwest Pakistan shot her last month Malala Yousafzai. (Reuters)

By AL ARABIYA AND AGENCIES

More than 87,000 people have signed a global petition calling for Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, campaigners said on Friday.

The 15-year-old is recovering in hospital in Britain after Taliban gunmen in her native northwest Pakistan shot her last month after she protested against the restriction of girls’ education.

The attack has drawn international condemnation and Yousufzai has become a powerful symbol of resistance to the Taliban suppression of women’s rights.

On Friday, a campaign led by a Pakistani-British woman urged Prime Minister David Cameron and other senior government officials to nominate Yousufzai for the Nobel Peace Prize.  

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