Driving Quote by Asma Jahangir

Duplicity in matters of religion is not confined to Pakistan, but it hurts the most in societies where debate on religion is asphyxiated and…

— Asma Jahangir

My father's from Pakistan and he has been a secularist all his life. In the Pakistani context, there's no messing with religion. There's been…

— Sadakat Kadri

In 1986, Pakistan got the blasphemy law. So, while we had just two cases of blasphemy before that year, now we have thousands. It…

— Asma Jahangir

Everything is a risk in Pakistan: If you defend women, it's a risk. If you defend non-Muslims it's a risk. If you discuss religion,…

— Asma Jahangir

These so-called extremists in Pakistan should be brought into the mainstream; if you marginalize them, you radicalize them.

— Imran Khan

The news that comes out of Pakistan is always geared toward terrorism and fundamentalism. But when you give people freedom of expression and the…

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

I have reported enough about Islam and terrorism to recognize that a lot of what is at stake is not strictly religion, even though…

— Steve Inskeep

Pakistan is not going to be a theocratic State - to be ruled by priests with a divine mission. We have many non-Muslims -…

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

To increase aid to the Pakistan government when religious freedom is not upheld is tantamount to an anti-Christian foreign policy.

— Keith O'Brien

I don't want to be a propagandist or say that Pakistan is just great. There are problems, but it is a much more complex…

— Mohsin Hamid

The Holy Book calls upon Muslims to resist tyranny. Dictatorships in Pakistan, however long, have, therefore, always collapsed in the face of this spirit.

— Benazir Bhutto

I want people to leave the theater with a greater understanding of the rich cultural heritage of Pakistan. "Song of Lahore" moves beyond headlines…

— Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy