Malala makes first trip to Pakistan since Taliban attack

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday, officials said, in her first visit since she was airlifted to Britain after being shot in the head by a Taliban gunman more than five years ago. The 20-year-old's unannounced arrival with her parents under tight security at Islamabad's international airport overnight has been met with a tsunami of social media reaction, with many Pakistanis hailing her bravery but others accusing her of a conspiracy to foment dissent. Malala is widely respected internationally as a global icon for girls' education, but opinion is divided in Pakistan where some conservatives view her as a Western agent on a mission to shame her country.

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