In A Way, A Jail

I Have Led An Unusual Life. I Have Buried A Father Killed At Age 50 And Two Brothers Killed In The Prime Of Their Lives. I Raised My Children As A Single Mother When My Husband Was Arrested And Held For Eight Years Without A Conviction - A Hostage To My Political Career.

I Know Death Comes. I've Seen Too Much Death, Young Death.

I Dream ...of A World Where We Can Commit Our Social Resources To The Development Of Human Life And Not To Its Destruction

Oppression Does Not Know The Meaning Of Provincial Boundaries. Aren't Our Energies Better Spent Fighting The Common Enemy Instead Of Each Other?

Our People Are Dying, Poverty And Unemployment Are On The Rise, But The Rest Of The World Says That Musharraf Is Needed Because [only] He Can Stop Nuclear Proliferation, [only] He [can Launch] An Operation In The Tribal Areas. So He Manipulates And Dangles Some Kind Of Carrot In Front Of The World All The Time. This Is Not Good For The People [of Pakistan], And I Think The World Has Got It All Wrong.