MINGORA
- The sister of a man suspected for shooting Malala Yousufzai has
apologised to the teenage rights activist, saying that her brother has
brought shame to their family.
"Please convey my apologies to Malala
for what my brother did to her," Rehana Haleem said, referring to the
actions of her 23-year-old brother Attahullah Khan.
"He has brought
shame on our family. We have lost everything after what he did. What he
did was intolerable," Rehana Haleem told a US TV channel.
"Malala is
just like my sister. I'd like to express my concern for Malala on
behalf of my whole family. I hope she recovers soon and returns to a
happy and normal life as soon as possible," she said.
"I hope Malala doesn't consider me or my family as enemies. I don't consider Attaullah my brother anymore," she added.
Police officials have said they are searching for Attaullah and two
other men responsible for shooting of 15-year-old Malala, who was hit in
the head by a bullet, and is now being treated at a British hospital.
The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the
attack and the militants have said they will target Malala again.
Malala and two other girls were injured in the Taliban attack on October 9.
A day after the attack, security forces searched Rehana Haleem's house
and seized documents and pictures. They took Rehana Haleem and her
family to a nearby house equipped with bars on the doors and windows,
she said.
The officers asked where her brother was and whether she
knew how to reach him by cell phone but Rehana Haleem told them she did
not.
"I was pregnant and sick. Then, finally, after a day or two,
they released me and my husband and told me they were letting me go only
because I was sick," she said.
The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack and the militants have said they will target Malala again.
Malala and two other girls were injured in the Taliban attack on October 9.
A day after the attack, security forces searched Rehana Haleem's house and seized documents and pictures. They took Rehana Haleem and her family to a nearby house equipped with bars on the doors and windows, she said.
The officers asked where her brother was and whether she knew how to reach him by cell phone but Rehana Haleem told them she did not.
"I was pregnant and sick. Then, finally, after a day or two, they released me and my husband and told me they were letting me go only because I was sick," she said.
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