As daily vigils are being organised to pray for the speedy recovery of Malala Yousafzai and her friends, Pakistani girls were coming forward, willing to stand up and be counted. In the picture children pray for Malala's recovery during a candlelight vigil in Hyderabad. Photo: AP
In an echo of the Pakistan People’s Party pet slogan "Kitne Bhutto maroge, har ghar se Bhutto niklega" (how many Bhuttos will you kill, every house will produce one), the refrain across the country is "How many Malalas will you kill?" Photo: AP
Malala Yousufzai is being likened to ‘Malalai of Maiwand,’ the ‘Afghan Joan of Arc’ who rallied the Pashtun Army against the British in 1880. Photo: AP
Malala Yousafzai was only 11 when she was nominated for the International Children’s Peace Prize by the Amsterdam-based advocacy group KidsRights in 2011. Photo: AP
In 2009 Malala Yousafzai shot to prominence when she began writing a diary in Urdu under the pseudonym ‘Gul Makai’ for the BBC about the travails of living under the Taliban regime. Photo: AP
Survivors of the Bhopal Gas disaster forming a human chain to protest against Taliban's shooting of Malala Yousafzai. Photo: PTI
Ms. Yousufzai has been receiving support and adulation from all over the world for her struggle for women’s education. School students in Mumbai (in picture) shout slogans during a protest, condemning the attack on Malala Yousafzai. Photo: PTI
Women from the Pakistani political party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), chant prayers in support of the 14-year-old schoolgirl who raised her voice in support of women. Photo: AP
School children in Pakistan come out in support of Malala Yousufzai to honour the braveheart. Photo: AP