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Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai will address the Canadian Parliament and would receive the honorary citizenship of the country bestowed upon her in 2014.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that the 19-year-old Pakistani activist will become the youngest person to address the body on the 12th of this month. The Prime Minister said, he and Malala will also discuss empowering girls through education.
Yousafzai was 15 when she was shot in the head by Taliban militants while returning from school. She was targeted due to her advocacy for women’s education.
Yousafzai was initially treated in Pakistan and later flown to a hospital in Britain. She won world acclaim for her campaign and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. She is one of just six people to receive honorary Canadian citizenship.