Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.

Pakistans future viability, stability and security lie in empowering its people and building political institutions. My goal is to prove that the fundamental battle for the hearts and minds of a generation can be accomplished only under democracy.

A political war can be fought from anywhere.

To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.

As a woman leader, I thought I brought a different kind of leadership. I was interested in women's issues, in bringing down the population growth rate... as a woman, I entered politics with an additional dimension - that of a mother.

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

Being in jail is difficult too because it's like being in a graveyard, you can't do much.