Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan.

Dictatorships by their nature are unrepresentative as they neglect the social needs of the people.

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.

I still want to return home whenever I get a chance.

A people inspired by democracy, human rights and economic opportunity will turn their back decisively against extremism.

All our problems, all our disputes, all our disagreements can be resolved quickly to mutual satisfaction if we address the question.

Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age.