I found that a whole series of people opposed me simply on the grounds that I was a woman.
BENAZIR BHUTTOI seek to lead a democratic Pakistan which is free from the yoke of military dictatorship and that will cease to be a haven, the very petri dish of international terrorism.
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Through democracy we can address the basic needs of the people, involve them as participants in planning and restore the authority of the government.
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Our people are dying, poverty and unemployment are on the rise, but the rest of the world says that Musharraf is needed because [only] he can stop nuclear proliferation, [only] he [can launch] an operation in the tribal areas.
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The next few months are critical to Pakistan’s future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.
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The best revenge is democracy.
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Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.
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General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me.
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Pakistan is heir to an intellectual tradition of which the illustrious exponent was the poet and philosopher Mohammad Iqbal. He saw the future course for Islamic societies in a synthesis between adherence to the faith and adjustment to the modern age.
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My father was the Prime Minister of Pakistan. My grandfather had been in politics, too; however, my own inclination was for a job other than politics. I wanted to be a diplomat, perhaps do some journalism – certainly not politics.
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Military or dictatorial rule is not good for our Pakistan.
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I dream …of a world where we can commit our social resources to the development of human life and not to its destruction
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Political dictatorship and social hopelessness create the desperation that fuels religious extremism.
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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 Holocaust gold scandal.
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I am planning to return and contest the October elections in Pakistan.
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No, I am not pregnant. I am fat. And, as the Prime Minister, its my right to be fat if I want to.
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The political parties have unanimously rejected the one-man constitutional changes.
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