Pervez Musharraf

There is nothing wrong with intellectual differences flowing from freedom of thought as long as such differences remain confined to intellectual debates.

We claim Islam as Deen or a complete way of life.

Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one.

Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence.

Who has suffered? The families of the dead, no doubt. But a greater loss was inflicted on Pakistan because, as I said, we lost the pillars of our society.

Was Islam spread by them through force and coercion? No. They preached Islam by personal example.