Instead of sending guns, send books. Instead of sending weapons, send teachers.

My mother always told me,”hide your face- people are looking at you”. I would reply,”It does not matter; I am also looking at them.

Outside his office my father had a framed copy of a letter written by Abraham Lincoln to his son's teacher, translated into Pashto. It is a very beautiful letter, full of good advice. Teach him, if you can, the wonder of books...But also give him quiet time to ponder the eternal mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and the flowers on a green hillside, it says. Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to cheat.

Pakistan is a peace loving, democratic country. Pashtuns want education for their daughters and sons. Islam is a religion of peace, humanity and brotherhood.

Let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons.

I have a new dream I must be a politician to save this country. There are so many crises in our country. I want to remove these crises.

The extremists are afraid of books and pens, the power of education frightens them. they are afraid of women.