<p>The sister of a man suspected in the shooting of Malala Yousufzai has apologised to the teenage Pakistani rights activist, saying that her brother had brought shame to their family.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Please convey a message to Malala, that I apologise for what my brother did to her," Rehana Haleem said, referring to the actions of her 23-year-old brother Attahullah Khan.<br />"He has brought shame on our family. We have lost everything after what he did. What he did was intolerable," Haleem told CNN.<br /><br />"Malala is just like my sister. I'd like to express my concern for Malala on behalf of my whole family. I hope she recovers soon and returns to a happy and normal life as soon as possible," Haleem said.<br /><br />"I hope Malala doesn't consider me or my family as enemies. I don't consider Attaullah my brother anymore," she added.<br /><br />Police officials have said they are searching for Khan and two other men for the shooting of 15-year-old Malala, who was hit in the head by a bullet, and is now being treated at a British hospital.<br /><br />The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack and the militants have said they will target Malala again.<br /><br />Since the age of 11, Malala has been encouraging people in the Swat Valley to stand up to the Taliban, who are opposed to the education of girls.<br /><br />Malala and two other girls were injured in the Taliban attack on October 9.<br />A day after the attack, security forces searched Haleem's house and seized documents and pictures. They took Haleem and her family to a nearby house equipped with bars on the doors and windows, she said.<br /><br />The officers asked where her brother was and whether she knew how to reach him by cell phone but Haleem told them she did not.<br /><br />"I was pregnant and sick. Then, finally, after a day or two, they released me and my husband and told me they were letting me go only because I was sick," she said. <br /><br />After the couple were released, they returned home and Haleem gave birth to a daughter. Five days later, the army again raided the house and took away her husband.<br />Haleem said her husband, her aged mother, her uncle and another brother were in custody.<br /><br />She further said she had little doubt that her brother was involved in the shooting.<br />"If he was innocent, he would have come back and claimed he was innocent and come to the aid of his mother and our family. His behaviour is that of a guilty man. How could he abandon us?" Haleem asked.<br /><br />Police said last month that they had arrested six men for the shooting and were still searching for Khan, whom they said was pursuing a master's degree in chemistry.<br />Malala is currently recovering in a hospital at Birmingham in Britain.</p>
<p>The sister of a man suspected in the shooting of Malala Yousufzai has apologised to the teenage Pakistani rights activist, saying that her brother had brought shame to their family.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Please convey a message to Malala, that I apologise for what my brother did to her," Rehana Haleem said, referring to the actions of her 23-year-old brother Attahullah Khan.<br />"He has brought shame on our family. We have lost everything after what he did. What he did was intolerable," Haleem told CNN.<br /><br />"Malala is just like my sister. I'd like to express my concern for Malala on behalf of my whole family. I hope she recovers soon and returns to a happy and normal life as soon as possible," Haleem said.<br /><br />"I hope Malala doesn't consider me or my family as enemies. I don't consider Attaullah my brother anymore," she added.<br /><br />Police officials have said they are searching for Khan and two other men for the shooting of 15-year-old Malala, who was hit in the head by a bullet, and is now being treated at a British hospital.<br /><br />The banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack and the militants have said they will target Malala again.<br /><br />Since the age of 11, Malala has been encouraging people in the Swat Valley to stand up to the Taliban, who are opposed to the education of girls.<br /><br />Malala and two other girls were injured in the Taliban attack on October 9.<br />A day after the attack, security forces searched Haleem's house and seized documents and pictures. They took Haleem and her family to a nearby house equipped with bars on the doors and windows, she said.<br /><br />The officers asked where her brother was and whether she knew how to reach him by cell phone but Haleem told them she did not.<br /><br />"I was pregnant and sick. Then, finally, after a day or two, they released me and my husband and told me they were letting me go only because I was sick," she said. <br /><br />After the couple were released, they returned home and Haleem gave birth to a daughter. Five days later, the army again raided the house and took away her husband.<br />Haleem said her husband, her aged mother, her uncle and another brother were in custody.<br /><br />She further said she had little doubt that her brother was involved in the shooting.<br />"If he was innocent, he would have come back and claimed he was innocent and come to the aid of his mother and our family. His behaviour is that of a guilty man. How could he abandon us?" Haleem asked.<br /><br />Police said last month that they had arrested six men for the shooting and were still searching for Khan, whom they said was pursuing a master's degree in chemistry.<br />Malala is currently recovering in a hospital at Birmingham in Britain.</p>