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….

When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely,….

I've never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the H….

It would be so nice to have the luxury just to laze. So nice not to have to always get up and get dressed for some occasion. Always having to move fr….

The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this sp….

Military hardliners called me a 'security threat' for promoting peace in South Asia and for supporting a broad-based government in Afghanistan..

The military destabilised my government on politically motivated charges..

Given the right to a free ballot, the people would support my return..

Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan..

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

I'm not into smoke-filled rooms. I don't have the time for byzantine political intrigues..

I was brought up to believe that human beings are good, which is why it shocks me to the core when I see human beings behaving badly..

It's never easy dealing with terrorists, but it must be done through a mixture of political, economic and administrative means..

[On Richard M. Nixon:] Americans began with a president who couldn't tell a lie and now they have one who can't tell the truth..

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 ….

It is one thing being able to contest an election and to give the people hope that I can be the next prime minister. It is a totally different situat….

Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course….

I don't fear death. I remember my last meeting with my father when he told me, "You know, tonight when I will be killed, my mother and my father will….

The government I led gave ordinary people peace, security, dignity, and opportunity to progress..

I find that whenever I am in power, or my father was in power, somehow good things happen. The economy picks up, we have good rains, water comes, peo….

In a way, a jail is a place where you can rest, read books and live with yourself..