"The process is moving forward and whenever there would be a concrete and solid advancement, it would be made public"
"They were there in the relief phase; the relief phase is almost over. Certainly their efforts were not comparable with that of the international community and the army did there"
"We do seek international assistance. We have enough manpower but we need financial support ... to cope with the tragedy"
"I have no problem in meeting him, and I've been saying that all along"
"We have as of last night opened relief centers on various proposed points of movement across the Line of Control"
"Pakistan is against the nuclear proliferation but at the same time supports that every country has the right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes under the IAEA (the International Atomic Energy Agency) regulations"
"We are an enlightened and moderate nation. We are against extremism. We have to give a message to the entire world that our society rejects extremism, and we are united against it"
"As long as the forces remain deployed and as long as there is a capability ... of their forces on the borders to ... take action at a short notice, the danger is not over"
"I hold national interest supreme. I personally, in all sincerity, in all honesty, think that I have a role to play in this nation. I sincerely think that I have a job to do here."
"At the beginning of the new century, our two countries must do their utmost to overcome the legacy of distrust and hostility, in order to build a brighter future for our peoples"