A supporter of Pakistani political party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), reacts while holding a poster of 14-year-old schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai, who was shot last Tuesday by the Taliban for speaking out in support of education for women, during a rally to condemn the attack in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Ziauddin Yousufzai's comments were recorded Thursday by Pakistani state television. He's expected to fly soon to Britain to see his daughter, Malala. It was the first time he has spoken publicly since the Oct. 9 shooting in northwestern Pakistan.
Malala is respected at home and internationally for speaking out against the Taliban's atrocities and for advocating for girls' education.
She was airlifted to a hospital in Britain on Oct. 15. The Taliban have vowed to kill her, raising questions about whether it would be safe for her to return but her father promised Malala would come back as soon as she's recovered.
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