Malala Yousafzai marries Asser Malik: Katrina Kaif to Priyanka Chopra wish the newlyweds

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai married Asser Malik in a low-key nikah ceremony. The wedding took place at their home in Birmingham on Tuesday. The 24-year-old Pakistani human rights campaigner took to Instagram and shared some pictures of her wedding. Actors Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif , YouTuber Lilly Singh, were among the celebrities who wished her.

“Today is a precious day in my life. Asar and I tied the knot to be partners for a lifetime,” she wrote on Instagram, adding two photos to her post. “Please send us your prayers. We are excited to be walking together for the journey ahead,” she said.

 

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Actors Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif as well as YouTuber Lilly Singh, were among the celebrities who wished her.

Priyanka Chopra took to her Instagram stories to wish Malala all the happiness and joy as she starts a new chapter in her life. The actress wrote, ‘Congratulations Malala wishing you lots of happiness and joy..you are an absolute sight.’ Priyanka wrote, along with heart emoji.

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“Congratulations on this wonderful moment!” Reese Witherspoon wrote. “Congratulations,” Katrina wrote. Lilly dropped a bunch of heart emojis and wrote, “Congrats!!!!”

Malala, at the age of 17, became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The youngster was shot in the head by the Taliban when she was 15 years old. But she survived the assassination attempt and became a global icon for women’s rights. She settled with her family in Birmingham, England, in 2013. Since then she became an activist for girls’ education and also graduated from Oxford University.

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