This week, we honor Pakistani ninth-grader Aitazaz Hassan Bangash who
died at school on Monday because he decided to confront a suicide bomber.

Aitazaz was walking to school in the Hangu district of northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
He became suspicious when a man, dressed in a school uniform, asked where the school was.

Aitazaz tried to grab the bomber at the entrance to the school and that’s when the blast went off.

Local residents are calling for Aitazaz to receive a posthumous award for his bravery. “He saved
the lives of hundreds of students. He deserves more recognition than Malala Yousafzai,” he said.

Pakistanis are comparing him to Yousafzai, the schoolgirl shot by the Taliban in October 2012
because she was promoting education for all Pakistani boys and girls.