Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Wednesday that the authorities had identified the Taliban assailants who had made an attempt on the life of Malala Yousufzai, while announcing that they would “soon” be arrested. “We know how many days ago the attackers had come to Swat,” Malik said while talking to reporters in the provincial capital. Malik added that those who had been supporting the Taliban should stop doing so. He further said that the decision to send Malala abroad for treatment had been postponed, and that according to doctors, her condition was out of danger. He said the teenage education activist could only be sent abroad for treatment if recommended by a medical board. He said the military had sent all its neurosurgeons to Peshawar CMH to treat Malala, while senior civilian doctors were also cooperating in this regard. Malik said that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police chief had offered security to Malala, but her father had refused to take security. He claimed that Malala’s father was not aware of her daughter’s importance and stature.
