Abdul Sattar Quotations

We are prepared to enter into a dialogue with India at any place, at any level, anywhere, at any time,

We are terribly saddened that a government and country that we have regarded as a neighbor, ... friend should use such language against a neighbor which is quite clearly in their mind, Pakistan.

Of course, the assumption that Pakistan is in a position to exercise complete influence is flawed.

More than 90 percent of Iraq's Shiites support the constitution, but not me.

I can tell you with full responsibility that the hijackers have not entered Pakistan.

We talked also about nuclear issues, and I have informed the secretary of state that Pakistan will maintain the moratorium on further tests, that Pakistan will not be the first country to resume testing in the future.

Pakistan has taken very serious note of the threat that has been hurled against Pakistan,

Our fears have been born out by the reports of several international humanitarian agencies, which have stated that these sanctions have stifled economic activity inside Afghanistan. New sanctions will compound the misery of the Afghan people,

Respect for other religions and for their beliefs is enjoined upon Muslims,

We hope that the two leaders will be forward-looking ... and try to identify a direction in which that will lead us to a solution acceptable to the Kashmiri people.

We hope and we believe that both sides want to proceed based on what was built at Agra,

We are ready to cooperate with any effort or good offices by the United Nations or the international community for reducing tension, preserving peace and promoting dialogue between the two countries,

We are concerned to read news that Afghan groups are asking for military assistance, the Northern Alliance has said so,

We should like to hear from the soldier-statesman his assessment of the operation, ... Do we see light at the end of the tunnel, and what needs to be done to bring this operation to a close?

There has been no change whatsoever in the capability of Indian forces massed on our borders and the Lind of Control, therefore there is no real reduction in the threat,

The government can't just sew together an outfit and dress the people up by force. We do not see ourselves or see our future in this draft, ... no.

to step back and see that the best road to the future is through peaceful settlement of the disputes that exist between our two countries.

First of all there are the American offensives and then the threats from the militants that they will kill those taking part in the referendum.

President Clinton has displayed unique qualities to bring parties in a conflict to the negotiating table, ... So we hope that his great qualities will be in play when he visits south Asia and he will exercise these qualities to bring Pakistan and India into a conflict resolution mode.

ready to enter into bilateral negotiations, as well as utilize any of the other peaceful means for impartial settlement of disputes.

are in the present deployment condition, even an unintentional, even a small incident can spark a chain of events ... not in (the) interest of peace.

It is really impossible for these people to go out and vote,

These tin-roof shelters are not good during either winters or summers. I have five children.

India's provocative violations of the line of control are escalating tension between the two countries,