read thousands of books and I will power myself with knowledge. Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism.

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.

Education is the power terrorists fear most.

When I look at my goal, my goal is peace.

My father was convinced the Taliban would hunt him down and kill him, but he again refused security from the police. 'If you go around with a lot of security the Taliban will use Kalashnikovs or suicide bombers and more people will be killed,' he said. 'At least I'll be killed alone.'

Education had been a great gift for him [Ziauddin]. He believed that lack of education was the root of all the Pakistan's problems. Ignorance allowed politicians to fool people and bad administrators to be reelected. He believed schooling should be available for all, rich and poor, boys and girls.

My dream is to empower myself with education, and then it is a weapon.