INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
telephoned father of Sabika Sheikh and condoled over the death of his daughter.During her conversation with Aziz Sheikh, Malala said the
violence.Over this Malala assured Aziz Sheikh she would support him over the matter.Sabika was among the 10 students killed in a mass
shooting when a student armed with a shotgun and revolver opened fire at Santa Fe high school in Texas last Friday.Sabika, resident of
She was among 75 Pakistani students who were selected to study abroad under the scholarship programme.AFP Adds:Earlier, following the
weighed in, calling for an end to school violence."I hope leaders in the US, Pakistan and around the world will do justice to the lives of
Sabika, her classmates and their teachers by doing more to stop violence in schools," said Yousafzai in a statement.Sheikh had been in the
US on a State Department-sponsored exchange programme but was due to return home in mere weeks ahead of Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the
end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan.
