A Pakistani teenager shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting women's education was released from hospital in Britain on Friday, but will have to undergo specialist cranial surgery at a later date.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, said 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was released as a patient but will have to return for reconstructive surgery later this month or in February.
The Pakistani government said Thursday that the teenager, who was flown to Britain a week after the attack on October 9, will be able to stay in Britain after her father had been given a consular post in Birmingham.
Over the past few weeks, Malala had been leaving the hospital on home visits to spend time with her father Ziauddin, her mother Toorpekai and younger brothers, Khushal and Atul.
Doctors have described her recovery as remarkable, but said she still needs surgery for the injuries suffered in the attack, in which a bullet "grazed" her brain.
Her father's appointment, initially for three years, could be extended by a further two years, a statement from the Pakistani government, issued by the High Commission, said.
Taliban militants in Pakistan have reportedly continued to threaten the lives of Malala and her family since the shooting in her hometown of Mingora in north-west Pakistan.