[Dawn] The obligatory tut-tuttery...Various Political leaders and public office bearers, including the president, the prime minister and other parliamentarians condemned the attack of Taliban on National Peace Award winner Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on a school van, carrying Pakistain's youngest Peace Award winner Malala Yousafzai and directed that the injured children be evacuated to Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
for better treatment.
He directed immediate dispatch of a helicopter to evacuate the injured to Peshawar and to investigate the matter, besides providing best possible treatment to the other injured.
PM Ashraf called Malala's father and expressed concern
...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended...
over the attack.
President Asif Ali Ten PercentZardari
... husband of the late Benazir Bhutto, who has been singularly lacking in curiosity about who done her in ...
directed the concerned authorities to provide best possible medical assistance to the injured girls.
He said that the cut-throats would never be able to shake the resolve of the nation through such dastardly acts and the nation will continue to fight against snuffies till its logical conclusion.
The United States also denounced Taliban attack. "We strongly condemn the shooting of Malala. Directing violence at children is barbaric, it's cowardly, and our hearts go out to her and the others who were maimed, as well as their families," State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
Parliamentarians in the Lower House of Parliament strongly condemned the attack on Pakistain's Malala and said that terrorist could not succeed in their nefarious designs through such cowardly acts.
They praised Malala for her bravely who stood firmly against menace of terrorism and extremism. They termed liquidation bid on her attack on all peace loving people.
ANP chief, Asfandyar Wali Khan and provincial president, Senator Afrsiab Khan Khattak have strongly condemned the attack on National Peace Award winner and have expressed grief and sorrow over the injuring of three girls including the laureate of Tamgha-e-Shujaat, Malala Yousufzai in the incident.
According to a condemnation statement issued here from the Central Media Cell at Bacha Khan Markaz here Tuesday, they said that Malala Yousufzai has rendered matchless services for restoration of peace in Swat
...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat...and in the recognition of her services the government of Pakistain had conferred Tamgha-e-Shujaat on her. They said that the people could not be demoralized through nefarious activities.
They said that those spreading anarchy and chaos in the country are the enemies of Pakistain and they have no relations with any ideology or religion.
He said that like past nefarious designs for disrupting peace in the country will be foiled in future too.
They appealed the people to remain calm and never quit patience and extend support to the government in the elimination of these enemies of humanity.
Expressing deep sorrow on the incident, Muttahida Qaumi Movement
...English: United National Movement, generally known as MQM, is the 3rd largest political party and the largest secular political party in Pakistain with particular strength in Sindh. From 1992 to 1999, the MQM was the target of the Pak Army's Operation Cleanup leaving thousands of urdu speaking civilians dead...
(MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain said that firing upon innocent students and injuring them was blatant terrorism, and the perpetrators behind this vile act should be swiftly brought to justice, said a statement issued by the MQM here on Tuesday.
Expressing deep sorrow on the incident, Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) Chief Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who is the lightweight's lightweight...
, in a statement, said that firing upon innocent students was blatant terrorism and the perpetrators behind this act should be brought to justice.
He said that Malala was working to promote education despite difficult circumstances.
He demanded of the government to take serious notice of the attack and take action against the elements involved in it.
Pakistain Moslem League- Nawaz (PML-N) Chief
Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
condemned the attack and termed it as a coward action of the Taliban.He said that these attacks can not dent the cause for which Malala stood for.
Malala Yousafzai got the attention of the world for encouraging her fellow students to continue their studies despite threats by the snuffies and Orcs and similar vermin before and after the military operation in Malakand Division.
She earned fame by playing a leading role in promoting peace in the restive Swat region through her writing and feature stories.
She was also one of the top-five contenders, from amongst 148 children from all over the world, for the International Peace Prize in South Africa.