78 Quotes by Asma Jahangir

I suppose anyone who calls a dictator a dictator is 'dangerous' and 'imbalanced.'

When General Musharraf took over, the Bar Association was among the first of some of the institutions that said they would not accept the Musharraf regime.

When the Bangladesh war happened, people in Pakistan who did not support it were called unpatriotic. My father was in the jail at that time, and a lot of those who knew my family used to call us children of a traitor.

I've been jailed once, put in police lock-up twice, and was under house arrest twice.

There are some societies where women are not even allowed to drive a car, and that restriction is based in the name of religion and tradition. There are other countries where a woman can be punished if she does not cover her head.

The state has not only the obligation to stay neutral in matters of religion but also to ensure that freedom of thought and conscience of all individuals is protected.

Even before his detention, my father was fighting many cases. He remained in jail in Multan. He remained in jail in Bannu. But we were not allowed to go see him there. We always saw him in courts. So for me, the courts were a place where you dressed up to see your father. It had a very nice feeling to it.

We want a country which is not isolated and where democracy rules.

Attempts are being made to turn Pakistan into a security state. If they succeed they should better rename it 'ISIstan.'