Malala visited her home in Pakistan; 5 years after being shot

Islamabad, March 31: Nobel Peace Prize winner and young education activist Malala Yousafzai visited her home in Swat Valley on Saturday amid heavy security, more than five years after she was shot in the head by the Taliban for her defence of female education.

Malala Yousafzai, 20, along with her parents, State Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and others landed near her family home in Mingora in the morning with many streets cordoned off by the Army, the Pakistani media reported.

The activist, who is on four-day visit to Pakistan, met her friends and relatives before visiting military education centre Cadet College Guli Bagh, 15 km outside of Mingora.

"My first visit to Swat Valley after five and a half years since the attack. I have never felt so happy. I am proud of my land and culture. The Cadet College is beautiful and I thank the staff and principal for welcoming me. Best wishes and prayers," Malala wrote in the guest book of the college.