«It is understandable that the patience of some important members of the Security Council is running out. All people of goodwill desire that all the possibilities for a peaceful resolution of this crisis should be exhausted before the council may decide to bring into play the enforcement mechanism. The decision for the use of force cannot be an easy one for anyone. For Pakistan, an Islamic country from the region, such a decision will be a most difficult one. And we would therefore like to see every effort exhausted for a peaceful resolution of this crisis.»

«didn't believe that there is no imminent threat to international peace and security.»

«is that the inspections should be given a second chance.»

«India should not have the license to kill with conventional weapons while our hands are tied,»

«The paper is far from our position. To be acceptable there would need to be changes.»

«I have no idea why my name or, in fact, any Pakistani name should have been pulled up. There are plenty of targets around, even for a fake plot. So, that was a bit surprising, to put it mildly,»

«Pakistan is against nonproliferation because it is always accompanied by disarmament. If [disarmament is] applied to some countries and not others, it will be dangerous to the security of the world This is not an issue of reaching compromises on language, this is an issue of national security.»

«more importantly, it is imperative that the U.N. should be provided with adequate financial resources to respond quickly and effectively to such disasters.»

«Will we yield on the MDG? ... No, I don't think so. I think that MDG is now a concept, a slogan if you will, that has captured the imagination of common people around the world.»

«I think there is consternation and perhaps a sense of injury at the tone and substance of the letter.»