The father of a Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by a Taliban gunman has been given a job in Birmingham,Britain.
The Pakistan government has announced that Ziaududdin Yousafzai has been appointed education attaché at the Consulate of Pakistan in the city.
Malala Yousafzai, 15, was treated in Birmingham after being shot in the head in the Swat Valley on 9 October, 2012.
Doctors said the bullet struck just above her left eye and grazed her brain.
Malala, a campaigner for girls' education, was shot by the Taliban for "promoting secularism".
President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan visited Malala at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 8 December. She was flown to the hospital to receive specialist treatment.
The Pakistan government said Mr Ali Zardari had met Mr Yousufzai and assured him the government would meet all the expenses of Malala's treatment and the needs of the family while they were in Britain.
Mr Yousufzai will be the head of the education section under the Head of Mission. The position is for three years, which may be extended for a further two years.
