World | Malala Yousafzai 10 Arrested for Malala Shooting Pakistan army, police, intelligence community worked together to nab militants By Jenn Gidman Posted Sep 12, 2014 7:43 AM CDT Copied In this Sept. 27, 2013, file photo, Malala Yousafzai listens as Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust introduces her to reporters at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Rinaldi, File) For two years, Malala Yousafzai has inspired the world with her intelligence, grace, and spirit in the aftermath of her 2012 shooting by Taliban strongmen. Now the 17-year-old Pakistani girl may finally see some justice: Ten militants have been arrested in connection with the attack, a spokesman for the Pakistani army said this morning via the BBC. The men had been following the directive of Mullah Fazlullah, widely accepted to be the current head of Pakistan’s Taliban, the spokesman added. Even with her would-be murderers on the loose for the last two years, Malala hasn't let fear or intimidation dampen her activist efforts: She wrote an autobiography, made an impassioned speech at the UN about education, scooped up humanitarian awards and human-rights honors (she came thisclose to winning the Nobel Peace Prize, CNN reported at the time), and even struck up a virtual friendship with Justin Bieber. As she faces Taliban death threats in Pakistan, Malala now resides in Britain, Reuters reports. Read These Next Matt Damon on being 'canceled': It 'just never ends.' Spanberger becomes Virginia's first female governor. An NFL team owner just became the biggest private landowner in the US. Indeed ranks the best US jobs for 2026. Report an error