If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn't see my young son and I couldn't see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.

A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.

I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.

Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.

Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion.

There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.

But I don't need to use politics as a way of making money.

In Pakistan politics is hereditary.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

You don't kill your way to peace.

They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.