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Pakistan president visits Malala at hospital
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![President Asif Ali Zardari, left, and his daughter Asifa Bhutto, right, meet with Malala Yousufzai.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/media/USATODAY/WiresImages/2012/12/08/f4666385848a2522230f6a7067002702-16_9.jpg?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
- Asif Ali Zardiri privately met with Malala, as well as her father and brothers
LONDON (AP) — Pakistan's president has visited a British hospital where a 15-year-old schoolgirl is being treated after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman.
Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital says Asif Ali Zardari met with doctors treating Malala Yousafzai during a visit Saturday.
It said that the leader was briefed about Malala's medical progress, before having a private meeting with the girl's father and brothers.
Malala was airlifted to the hospital after she was targeted on Oct. 9 by militants in the northwest Swat Valley.
The Taliban targeted Malala for criticizing the militant group and promoting secular girls' education, which is opposed by the Islamist extremists.
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