Her stories were an account of lifeunderTalibanrule in Mingora, which was then very strongly held by Taliban, and in her diary, she intensively urged the need for educational opportunities for females in her area.
Yousafzai had blogged for the BBC about lifeunderTalibanrule, been awarded the National Youth Peace Prize by the Pakistani government in 2011 and in 2009 was the subject of a documentary on the closing of girls schools in the Swat Valley.
Correspondents say she earned the admiration of many across Pakistan for her courage in speaking out about lifeunder the brutal rule of Taliban militants.