Pakistan

🇵🇰Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Politics

1876–1948

"I have one underlying principle in mind: the principle of Muslim democracy. It is my belief that our salvation lies in following the golden rules of conduct set for us by our great lawgiver, the Prophet of Islam."

🇵🇰Imran Khan

Politics

b. 1952

"If anyone from Pakistan goes to India to fight jihad...he will be the first to do an injustice to Kashmiris, he will be the enemy of Kashmiris."

🇵🇰Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi

Literature

1941–2001

"Any individual who is sincerely searching for God, on land or in the sea is also worthy of respect."

"When we talk about culture, it includes literature, paintings, music, dance, sculpture, folklores, festivals, and celebrations."

🇵🇰Asif Ali Zardari

Politics

b. 1955

"I still don't think like that. Because of Benazir, nobody else was thinking about leadership. This position comes about only because of the vacuum that was created with her death."

"I. H. Qureshi: Ulema in Politics, Renaissance Publishing House, Delhi, 1985"

🇵🇰Aamir Khan

Entertainment

b. 1965

"Certainly we were disappointed. But the thing that really kept us in our spirits was that the entire country was behind us."

🇵🇰Abdul Sattar Edhi

Social Activism

1928–2016

"Take care of the poor people of my country."

🇵🇰Aurangzeb

Politics

1618–1707

"Next, he took a step further, and in the 12th year of his reign he issued a general order “to demolish all the schools and temples of the infidels and to put down their religious teaching and practices."

🇵🇰Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad

Religion

b. 1950

"Rather than being a restriction, is actually a supreme right."

🇵🇰Taslima Nasrin

Literature

Feminism

b. 1962

"I was born in a Muslim family and Muslim women suffer under Islam."

🇵🇰Maleeha Lodhi

Politics

b. 1953

"There is the view that during the Cold War, Pakistan was the most allied ally and then, within the space of just a few months, we became America's most sanctioned friend."

🇵🇰Feroz Khan Noon

Politics

"“I tell you this much that if we find that we have to fight Great Britain for placing us under one Central Hindu Raj, then the havoc which Muslims will play will put to shame what Jenghez and Halaku Khan did."

"“A victory in Islam is a victory for the cause of Islam."

🇵🇰Abdus Salam

Science

1926–1996

"PBS documentary on strings, contains clip of award ceremony with Abdus Salam"

🇵🇰Abdul Rashid Ghazi

Politics

1964–2007

"We are ready for our heads to be cut off but we will not bow to them,"

🇵🇰Danish Kaneria

b. 1980

"Leg spin is an art. Not everybody has that art. Two or three people in the world can do what I do. Because of His help, His hand on me, I am going forward. That makes me down to earth and humble enough."

"According to the Quran, Companions were the exemplary Muslims."

🇵🇰Muhammad Ilyas Qadri

Sufism

b. 1950

"I must strive to reform myself and people of the entire world."

🇵🇰Ameer Haider Khan Hoti

Politics

b. 1971

"We would fight against terrorism and win at any cost."

🇵🇰Ghani Khan

Literature

1914–1996

"Ghani Khan - interviews, images, and poems"

🇵🇰Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Music

1948–1997

"Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Quotes at nusratonline.com"

"The problem with the world is that everyone does not have a brain, but everyone does have a tongue."

🇵🇰Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

Politics

b. 1988

"My mother always said democracy is the best revenge."

🇵🇰Rehman Malik

Politics

1951–2022

"Soon Modi will be banned from travelling any country of the world for his crimes against humanity."

🇵🇰Pervez Musharraf

Politics

1943–2023

"We are in a state where these semi-literate clerics are closing the minds of people."

🇵🇰Fatima Jinnah

Literature

1894–1967

"Do not be swept away by new slogans and leaders who had a doubtful past. Do not fritter away your time and energy in encouraging or participating in mushroom parties an organizations."

🇵🇰Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Politics

1924–1988

"Cricket can be a bridge and a glue... Cricket for peace is my mission."

🇵🇰Israr Ahmed

Religion

1932–2010

"Jihad - Dr Israr Ahmed 1999, lahore, Pakistan"

🇵🇰Nabeel Qureshi (author)

Literature

1985–2017

"To answer whether Islam truly is a religion of peace, we must consider what Islam teaches, not just what Muslims practice."

"“Poverty is poison. Poverty is a pain. We need to rise together and make concerted efforts to reduce poverty and make this world a happy place to live in."