I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.

I dream ...of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction

I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues.

The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit.

I know death comes. I've seen too much death, young death.

What is important is that a political party articulates the mood of a generation.

In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extremist groups were still there. And when the aid and assistance to Pakistan was cut, we had to adopt harsh economic policies. So in a way, it showed that democracy doesn't pay, and the military was able to reassert itself.