Malala Yousafzai gets 24-hour security amid threats in UK

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest person ever to win the Nobel peace prize, has another reason to celebrate after posting a string of top grades in her GCSEs, a set of important exams faced by British teenagers.

According to British Daily the Daily Mail, police have reportedly increased the teenager’s security to that usually given to ministers and visiting political VIPs after spy chiefs warned of a raised threat to her life.

A source told Nobel victor and female education campaigner means she is seen as a global ambassador.

While catching up with her studies, she continued to campaign for girls’ education. The paper further reported that Scotland Yard has also deployed its two officers with education activist Malala whereas police protection was also given to her. But threats have grown significantly as her profile has become bigger. They received a minimum prison sentence of 25 years.

Nevertheless, in June it emerged that exclusively two of the suspects have been truly convicted and jailed. The remaining men are believed to have fled to Afghanistan after the attack and evaded capture.

Yousafzai turned an advocate for women’ schooling after she was shot within the head by Taliban militants in 2012 in Pakistan, when she was simply 14-years-old. She was shot as she and her friends travelled to school on a bus her home town of Mingora. She suffered life-threatening accidents, however survived the ordeal after a bullet narrowly missed her mind.

On Friday, the 18-year-old’s father displayed his proud papa approval by sharing Malala’s stellar grades on Twitter. Since making a full recovery she has been an inspiration to others, winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014.