What most people didn't realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.

I am called an Islamic fundamentalist by Rushdie. My critics in Pakistan say I am a Zionist agent. I must be doing something right.

You all have to make a new Pakistan. Naya Pakistan is not a slogan - it's a belief.

Talent or intelligence doesn’t matter, Its your dreams that will decied how big a person you will become

One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means that there is democracy in Pakistan. There is no democracy.

They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.