Malala Yousafzai who was shot by Taliban gunmen, has been flown to Britain for emergency specialist care, an Inter Services Pubilc Relations (ISPR) Spokesman said.
The 14-year-old school girl left an air base in Rawalpindi to UK on an air ambulance sent from the United Arab Emirates. She is accompanied by a full medical team. Malala was reportedly taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham - an NHS (National Health Service) hospital which has a specialist major trauma center.
Malala, a strong opponent of the Taliban philosophy, had been actively fighting for child rights and girls' education in the country, especially in the Taliban stronghold Swat Valley. The expenses on her treatment and rehabilitation will be funded by the government of Pakistan.
Malala remains in a serious condition even after doctors succesfully removied a bullet from her brain. Doctors said her progress over the next few days will be critical.
"It was agreed by the panel of Pakistani doctors and international experts that Malala will require prolonged care to fully recover from the physical and psychological effects of trauma that she has received. It is expected that in due course of time she will need repair/replace of damaged bones of the skull and long term rehabilitation including intensive neuro rehabilitation," an ISPR statement said. "It was the view that if Malala was going to be transferred overseas to a center which could provide the required integrated care then it should be during this time window whilst her condition was optimal and before any unforeseen complications had set in. Malala's family was consulted and their wishes were also taken into consideration.
"Accordingly, the panel of doctors recommended that Malala be shifted abroad to a UK centre which has the capability to provide integrated care to children who have sustained severe injury."
