I think it's perfectly possible for us to stay outside of power politics, or parliamentary politics, and speak about things like the American hegemon….

Well, I do write on political and social issues and the idea that one shouldn't - or the idea that we should censor ourselves - doesn't really work f….

We didn't have an indigenous Taliban before 2008. We didn't have a war in Swat before 2008, we didn't have a war in Waziristan. We never, in our 63-y….

Certainly, if we believe in democracy and democratic systems, when [Benazir Bhutto] failed to pass any legislation, really, at all in her first two y….

I have to say I like Obama a lot. His record is the best. He's always been vocal about his opposition to the war in Iraq. Frankly, he seems very good….

There are two things. There was the moral responsibility, and that, first, is creating an atmosphere where the security forces can kill with impunity….

In any conflict area, it is always the women who are the first point of attack. But I think the more they have seen of oppression and violence, they ….

If you ask most Pakistanis, they believe earnestly that Republicans are the best, because they'll give us a lot of money, aide and weapons. The avera….

In a country like Pakistan where is politics is often an art form of the elite, and it's often very dynastic, it's hard to explain to people why I do….

In fact, if you look at people within our government, they seem to be quite enthusiastically fighting the war against their own people at the behest ….

However, I think we have to go back to the American bogeyman - we have to understand that this is a country which currently allows American drones to….

I think that our reliance on dynasty is part of the problem here, because dynasty is inherently undemocratic. It's a very entitled thing to suggest t….

Pakistan is, I always feel, hopeful. You know, our system of government is not, and the system of foreign policy whereby we do whatever is asked of u….

I think we can build democracy in Pakistan. But it will take time. And it will be a Pakistani democracy. Not one that's imposed by...someone else..