"We have taken so much action in our internal environment to curb extremism. This was enough reason, much more than enough reason, for any leadership in India to have decided to de-escalate"
"I take this opportunity to once again urge the Indian leadership to sit with us at the negotiating table"
"I still don't think like that. Because of Benazir, nobody else [in her party] was thinking about leadership. This position comes about only because of the vacuum that was created with her death."
"Throughout the ages, leadership and courage have often been synonymous. Ultimately, leadership requires action: daring to take steps that are necessary but unpopular, challenging the status quo in order to reach a brighter future"