Tens of thousands have rallied in Pakistan in support of a 14-year-old girl shot and critically wounded by the Taliban for promoting girls' education and criticising the militant group.
The demonstration in the southern city of Karachi was the largest by far since Malala Yousufzai and two classmates were shot October 9 while returning home from school.
The rally was organised by the most powerful political party in Karachi, the Muttahida Quami Movement. The party's chief, Altaf Hussain, addressed the audience by telephone from London, where is he in exile.
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