PERVEZ MUSHARRAF

Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence.

Was Islam spread by them through force and coercion? No. They preached Islam by personal example.

There is nothing wrong with intellectual differences flowing from freedom of thought as long as such differences remain confined to intellectual debates.

Who has suffered? The families of the dead, no doubt. But a greater loss was inflicted on Pakistan because, as I said, we lost the pillars of our society.

Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one.

We claim Islam as Deen or a complete way of life.

I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election.

52 years ago we [Pakistan] started with a beacon of hope and today that beacon is no more and we stand in darkness.

If you know where Osama bin Laden is, you lead on and we will follow you.

A nuclear weapon is not just a football that you can use at will.

We have been obliged to respond to the compulsions of our society.

I took the decision to stop her from going to the U.S. myself. I took this decision in the best national interest of Pakistan because I truly believed that the invitation would have tarnished Pakistan's international image rather than help improve the lot of women folk in Pakistan or elsewhere in the world. I believe there was a strong ulterior intent of maligning Pakistan by vested interests

I don’t bluff, but I do act with realism.

President Karzai does not have any idea of what is going on in his country.

Everyone follows the chief. This is a very disciplined army we have.

There is no room for theocracy in Islam.

I am the army. You can negotiate with me. I represent the army. I represent the people.

If you have diplomatic relations, maybe you can try to change them from within. If you don’t have diplomatic relations, change can only come from without through confrontation.

Kashmir runs in our blood. No Pakistani can afford to sever links with Kashmir. The entire Pakistan and the world knows this

We have exercised restraint and adopted a wise and sane policy. But this should never be construed as weakness…

Pakistan has a firm position of principle in the international battle against terrorism. We reject terrorism in all its forms and manifestations anywhere in the world.

We have our own brains.

Dr. A.Q. Khan's part is only enriching the uranium to weapons grade, ... He does not know about making the bomb, he does not know about the trigger mechanism, he does not know about the delivery system

We must learn from history, there is no military solution for the Kashmir issue...we have to understand this reality.

I believe in sympathy, compassion and forgiveness.