Military dictatorship is born from the power of the gun, and so it undermines the concept of the rule of law and gives birth to a culture of might, a culture of weapons, violence and intolerance.

It's quite difficult for me not to be able to return to my country, but in my country justice has been murdered.

I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.

The military destabilised my government on politically motivated charges.

The best revenge is democracy.

No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.

We learned at an early age that it was men's interpretation of our religion that restricted women's opportunities, not our religion itself. Islam in fact had been quite progressive toward women from its inception.