August 2021

“Our ultimate duty is to preserve the nation. The choice may be stark, but it is obvious: Pakistan comes first - always.”
–Pervez Musharraf,
former President of Pakistan.

‘When I came into politics, I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.’
–Imran Khan, Prime
Minister of Pakistan

‘We want Afghanistan to be a free, independent, united and developed country, and to have an Islamic system in which all tribes and ethnicities of the country find themselves without any discrimination and live their lives in love and brotherhood.’
–Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,
Afghan politician.

‘When I’m stirring a saucepan, I don’t say to myself, “Now the chancellor is stirring a saucepan.”’
–Angela Merkel,
German Chancellor.

If we remain hostage to our past, then we will go nowhere.
–Shahbaz Sharif,
Pakistani Politician.


‘Patience is the cure for every trouble.’
–Engin Altan Duzyatan,
Turkish Actor.

‘You can easily get depressed. Usually, if you play sports, you think that one match or one game is very important, and when you lose it, you think your whole world is over.’
–Naomi Osaka,
Japanese Tennis Player.