Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai poses for pictures before launching her memoir, I Am Malala, in central London. Photo: ReutersPakistani teenage activist Malala Yousafzai poses for pictures before launching her memoir, I Am Malala, in central London. Photo: Reuters

Pakistani officials say they have banned teenage edu­cation activist Malala Yousafzai’s book from private schools across Pakistan, calling her a tool of the West.

Malala attracted global attention last year when the Taliban shot her in the head in north west Pakistan for criticising the group.

She released a memoir in October, I Am Malala, that was co-written with British journalist Christina Lamb.

Adeeb Javedani, president of the All Pakistan Private Schools Management Association, said his group banned Malala’s book from the libraries of its 40,000 affiliated schools.

He added that Malala was representing the West, not Pakistan.

Malala has opposed the Taliban and stood up for girls’ education. But conspiracy theories have flourished in Pakistan that her shooting was staged to create a hero for the West.

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