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Summary Girl shot by Taliban in Swat has been flown to Birmingham for medical care.
Malala was shifted from the airport to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in an ambulance.Medical Director of the hospital said expert doctors were ready for the treatment of Malala.He said CT Scan and other tests will be undertaken, adding the treatment would continue for a weak.A teenage Pakistani activist shot in the head by the Taliban arrived in the United Kingdom on Monday for more specialized medical care and to protect her from follow-up attacks threatened by the militants.The attack on 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai as she was returning home from school in Pakistans northwest a week ago has horrified people across the South Asian country and abroad. It has also sparked hope that the Pakistani government would respond by intensifying its fight against the Taliban and their allies.Malala was targeted by the Taliban for promoting girls education and criticizing the militant groups behavior when they took over the scenic Swat Valley where she lived. Two of her classmates were also wounded in the attack and are receiving treatment in Pakistan.The Taliban have threatened to target Malala again until she is killed because she promotes Western thinking.Malala, who had been receiving treatment at a Pakistani military hospital, arrived in Britain on Monday afternoon. Pakistans military had said a panel of doctors recommended that Malala be shifted to a center in the United Kingdom that has the ability to provide integrated care to children who have sustained severe injuries.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, the military said in a statement.
