The father of shot Pakistani activist Malala Yousufzai has been given a diplomatic role in Britain while his teenage daughter recovers from her injuries, according to reports. The Pakistani government announced that Ziauddin Yousufzai would become its education attache at the consulate in Birmingham, central England, said the reports. Malala, 15, is recovering at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, where she was brought from Pakistan on October 15.Yousufzai will initially undertake the role for three years, but could get a two-year extension. Malala was shot on her school bus in northwestern Swat in October by gunmen for the "crime" of promoting girls' education, but survived the murder attempt.