Swat girls protest naming of college after Malala

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Dozens of college girls in Swat lodged a protest against naming their institution after Malala Yousafzai, reports said on Wednesday. Students from Government Girls College Saidu Sharif forced the administration to shut the institution and demanded the provincial authorities restore the original name of the college. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Amir Haider Khan Hoti had approved the summary to name the college after Malala Yousafzai on October 16. The angry protestors tore apart posters of Malala and gave a three-day ultimatum to the provincial government for the restoration of the college’s name. Malala’s popularity has plummeted across the country, including in her native city, after an unusual interest of the United States and other western countries in the issue, media reports said. The college girls were in a complete defiance against the provincial government’s decision to change the name of the college. “The girls demanded the college administration restore the original name…but they lodged a protest after their demands were not met.” Subsequently, the college administration held talks with the students and ensured that they would raise the issue with the provincial government.

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