"It is not a sad day ... it is the darkest, gloomiest day in the history of this country. (on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto)"
"We must learn from history, there is no military solution for the Kashmir issue...we have to understand this reality"
"We would also like to assure our brothers and sisters in Kashmir that, at this critical juncture in their history, they have the full moral, diplomatic and political support of Pakistan"
"Ladies and gentlemen, history has been made"
"Today's concrete-pouring ceremony of Chashma-2 marks yet another landmark in Pak-China relations and a milestone in the history of nuclear technology in Pakistan."
"We in South Asia are custodians of an ancient civilization and a rich heritage. The South Asian tapestry is a wonderfully vibrant and colorful weave of races, religions, ethnic communities that bears testimony to the great variations of history, which the region has experienced"
"History has been made, ... This is a beginning. This statement is not an end in itself, obviously, but a good beginning has been made"
"Our nations must not remain trapped by hate and history, in a cycle of confrontation and conflict"
"India and Pakistan should not remain trapped by hate and history"
"Aberration in the long history of Muslim-Jewish cooperation and coexistence"