RETURNING HOME

Malala arrives in Pakistan nearly after 6 years

PAKISTAN-MALALA/ Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafza | Reuters

The youngest Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai arrived in Pakistan late Wednesday night, after spending about six years abroad.

Yousafzai's flight—Emirates' EK-614—landed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport at 1:41am, reported Geo TV.

During her stay in Pakistan, the 20-year-old, is likely to hold meetings with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, and other important figures. She will also participate in the 'Meet the Malala' programme, the report said.

The education activist was shot in the head in October 2012 by the Taliban gunmen for actively supporting girls' right to education.

She left Pakistan after surviving the assassination the same year.

She was hit in the head, and was airlifted to the Military Hospital in Peshawar.

Yousafzai was then shifted to London for further treatment.

At the age of 17, Malala was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contributions to and struggle for promoting education for children. She shared the prize with Kailash Satyarthi, a children's rights activist.