Taliban Shooting Victim: Malala inher Hoapital bed in Uk

First picture: Brave Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan, clutches a teddy bear in her bed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham

• Pakistani girl able to stand, but still shows signs of infection
• Infection believed to be related to track of a bullet which grazed her head
• Malala keen to thank all well-wishers for their support and doctors and nurses treating her
• Doctors say reconstructive surgery is 'weeks to months down the line'
• Candlelight vigil for Malala held in Birmingham yesterday
• Teenager was shot on her way home from school by militants after campaigning for women's rights and criticising the Taliban regime

This is the first picture of shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai in her hospital bed.
The photograph shows her looking at the camera, clutching a white and pink teddy bear.
Doctors at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham, where the 14-year-old is being treated, have released details of her injuries after the teen consented to them being made public.
They added she has stood up for the first time since she was shot in the head by the sniper.
Surgeons have said the schoolgirl is responding well to treatment, although DrDave Rosser, Medical Director, added she is 'not out of the woods yet'.
Because her brain is still swollen, doctors do not yet know how damaged her brain will be.
She has also developing an infection in her throat.
Dr Rosser said the infection probably related to the track of a bullet, which grazed her head when she was attacked by Taliban gunmen.
He said: 'She is writing very freely, she has had a tracheotomy as her airway was swollen by the passing of the bullet.
'She's not able to talk, but we have no reason to believe she wouldn't be able to talk once this tube is out, which may be in the next few days.
'One of my colleagues spoke to her in Urdu, although she is understanding English, and she is keen that I share the details and thank people for their support, as she is obviously aware of the amount of interest and support, and she is keen to thank people for that.'
Dr Rosser explained that Malala would now need a significant period of rest and recuperation before she has reconstructive surgery and that this would probably be weeks to months down the line.

Showing support: An auto-rickshaw carrying the image the schoolgirl Malala travels on a road in Lahore