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Mr President, I followed the work of the late Benazir Bhutto and Shahbaz Bhatti for greater freedom in Pakistan very closely.
Mr Bhatti was also here in spring 2010, a year before he was murdered. On that occasion, he said that he knew that, one day, the fundamentalists would kill him, but he deemed his work more worthy than the fear of its discontinuation.
This time in Malala’s case, it is different, and it is encouraging to see how extensive support has become for her throughout Pakistan and the rest of the world. There has been a backlash against violence and hatred.
The issue of education and the rights of all is an important aspect of combating terrorism. Courageous Malala began a blog when she was 11, writing about her life in a Taliban-controlled area of Pakistan. About how she hid her schoolbooks under her scarf and how she continued her studies when the Taliban prohibited girls from attending school.
There are several million children in Pakistan who do not go to school, and most of them are girls. The teaching of critical and analytical thought frightens terrorist organisations such as the Taliban. Pakistan has undoubtedly found a new champion. The country is fighting terrorism, but it is clear that tools other than just an army are needed in the battle. In Malala’s words, unless the new generation receives pencils and books, they will receive weapons from the terrorists."@en1
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