Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- For days, relatives, friends and much of Pakistan have been waiting for a sign that a 14-year-old blogger and activist will survive being shot in the neck by would-be assassins. On Saturday, they finally got it. "She moved her limbs today when doctors reduced sedation to make a clinical assessment," military spokesman Maj. Gen. Asim Bajwa said. Malala Yousufzai remains under the close watch of doctors at a Rawalpindi hospital, as she fights to recover from her attempted assassination on Tuesday. Bajwa said Friday that "the next 36 to 48 hours are important" in deciding whether she makes it through, or not.
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NEW: Malala Yousufzai moves her limbs, a military spokesman says
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NEW: Still in critical condition, she remains unconscious and on a ventilator
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The 14-year-old who advocated for girls' education was shot by Taliban attackers
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The Taliban have vowed to kill Malala if she survives
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