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Sunday 14 October 2012

UAE air ambulance is part of contingency plan for Malala

Malala Yousufzai suffered gruesome wounds when she alogwith with her two
class mates was shot while they were returning from school. Malala, who condition is now improving, is being offered with a special United Arab Emirates plan, designed to serve as an ambulance in case doctors decide to send her abroad for treatment, a Pakistani official said Sunday.

Visas are being finalized for the air ambulance crew and six doctors who will accompany the flight, Islamabad's Ambassador to the UAE Jamil Ahmed Khan told Pakistan's Geo TV on Sunday. Arrangements have been made to treat the girl at three hospitals in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, he said.

The UAE Embassy in Islamabad could not immediately be reached for comment. No decision has yet been taken to send the girl abroad, but the air ambulance is part of the contingency plan, the Pakistani military said Sunday. Yousufzai is being treated in a military hospital, where doctors removed a bullet from her neck. The bullet went into her head before travelling toward her spine.

Doctors reviewed the girl's condition Sunday and are satisfied she is making slow and steady progress, the military said. They will carry out another detailed review Sunday evening. On Saturday, the military said Yousufzai remained on a ventilator but was able to move her legs and hands after her sedatives were reduced.

Yousufzai earned the enmity of the Taliban for publicizing their behavior when they took over the northwestern Swat Valley where she lived and for speaking about the importance of education for girls.

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