The Next Few Months Are Critical To

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 Fact Had Been Quite Progressive Toward Women From Its Inception.

All Our Problems, All Our Disputes, All Our Disagreements Can Be Resolved Quickly To Mutual Satisfaction If We Address The Question.

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. So He Manipulates And Dangles Some Kind Of Carrot In Front Of The World All The Time. This Is Not Good For The People [of Pakistan], And I Think The World Has Got It All Wrong.

The Holy Book Calls Upon Muslims To Resist Tyranny. Dictatorships In Pakistan, However Long, Have, Therefore, Always Collapsed In The Face Of This Spirit.

The Government I Led Gave Ordinary People Peace, Security, Dignity, And Opportunity To Progress.