"You must understand the environment in Pakistan"
"Never expected a Pakistani leader to be greeted by this community with this sort of ovation"
"Pakistan has been made a soft state where the supremacy of law is questioned. This situation can not be tolerated any more"
"We in Pakistan have denied that story. The ISI is not responsible for the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Afghanistan"
"I think the American relationship with Pakistan stays the same. The experiment with the general has failed. Therefore, the U.S. has decided to support the democratic forces"
"It's the vacuum that has been created by the martyrdom of my late wife that has sparked the [new situation] in Pakistan."
"The Pakistan Peoples Party and my colleagues in opposition believe that this is a war on Pakistan this is a war on our soil. It is our boys who are dying, our children who are homeless, our daughters who are being shut out of their homes, and we will defend our land"
"Pakistan was once called the most allied ally of the United States. We are now the most nonallied"
"Pakistan is at crossroads. We citizens are faced with a decisive choice this January 8th (2008) election day. We can turn our backs on the years of dictatorship, fundamentalism, and economic decline"
"Just before the attacks happened, I was very happy. The procession was one enormous party, the atmosphere was joyful, people were dancing in the street; it was magnificent. For me, that was the real Pakistan"