Summary Malala Yousafzai was Friday awarded OPEC Fund for International Development Awrd 2013.
LAHORE (Online): Chief Minister, Punjab Shahbaz Sharif Friday felicitated Malala Yousufzai for receiving OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) award.
In a statement issued here on Friday, Shahbaz Sharif said that Malala Yousufzai is a brave and proud daughter of nation, adding that she served for the promotion of education magnificently in such a young age.
Appreciating Malala’s services for education, Shahbaz Sharif said that daughters like her, were the assets of the country and whole the nation was proud of her.
It is pertinent to mention here that Chairman of the Ministerial Council of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Yousef Hussain Kamal, Friday awarded Malala Yousafzai with the 2013 OFID Annual Award for Development in appreciation of her fearless struggle to uphold the right of girls and women in the Swat Valley of Pakistan to receive an education.
The award was presented at the 34th Annual Session of the Ministerial Council of OFID, the award was accepted by Ziauddin Yousafazai on behalf of his daughter.
