Speaking at the event in Birmingham on Tuesday, Malala told AFP news agency: "Well, that's really tragic that you hear these comments which are full of hatred, full of this ideology of being discriminative towards others."

The 18-year-old Pakistani campaigner was also quoted by the Press Association as saying that such comments could "radicalise more terrorists" and urged politicians and the media to exercise more caution.

"If your is to stop terrorism, do not try to blame the whole population of Muslims for it because it cannot stop terrorists," she said.

She was speaking at an event to mark one year since a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan left more than 140 dead, mostly children.

In 2012, Malala was herself shot in the head by the Taliban.

Schools and colleges in some provinces in Pakistan are closed today to mark the one year anniversary.

Pakistan's president, prime minister and chief of army are among several top leaders who will attend a commemoration ceremony at the Army Public School, where the massacre happened, later today.

(BBC News)