CRSS strongly condemns the dastardly attack Tuesday, October 9, 2012 on Malala Yusufzai, a 14-year old girl in Swat, Pakistan. Ms Malala, championed the cause of girls– education during the brutal and dark days of the Taliban rule (2007-09) in District Swat of north-western province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The attack, a targeted action by unknown brutal militants, has severely injured the young outspoken rights’ activist, invoking strong reactions by all and sundry across Pakistan. CRSS hopes Malala will recuperate from the critical surgery she went through Wednesday morning whereby surgeons successfully removed the bullet that had penetrated her skull. CRSS also urges the Pakistani authorities to track down and punish those responsible for this cowardly and barbaric act against a young girl who only wants and advocates education for the girls of her home-town.