Malala secures top marks in British school exams

London:  Teenage Pakistani female education rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination bid in 2012 and became the youngest recipient of a Nobel peace prize, has secured high marks in UK’s national school exams.
Malala’s dedication to her studies has paid off, according to her father Ziauddin Yousafzai, who tweeted that the 18-year-old had achieved six A grades, the highest possible, and four As, the second highest, in her O-level exams.

“My wife Toor Pekai and I are proud of Malala getting 6A*s and 4As. #education for every child,” wrote Yousafzai. Malala was shot by the Taliban after writing a diary about life under their rule in North-West Pakistan.

Last year, she became the youngest person ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was declared joint-winner along with India’s rights activist, Kailash Satyarthi. Malala, who now attends Edgbaston High School in Birmingham, achieved particularly well in the sciences, with top A* grades in biology, chemistry and physics – as well as in religious studies.