I Still Want To Return Home Whenever

As A Woman Leader, I Thought I Brought A Different Kind Of Leadership. I Was Interested In Women's Issues, In Bringing Down The Population Growth Rate... As A Woman, I Entered Politics With An Additional Dimension - That Of A Mother.

My Father Was The Prime Minister Of Pakistan. My Grandfather Had Been In Politics, Too; However, My Own Inclination Was For A Job Other Than Politics. I Wanted To Be A Diplomat, Perhaps Do Some Journalism - Certainly Not Politics.

It Is One Thing Being Able To Contest An Election And To Give The People Hope That I Can Be The Next Prime Minister. It Is A Totally Different Situation Where The People Of Pakistan Are Told That The Results Are Already Taken And The Leader Of Your Choice Is Banned.

While Living In America When I Attended Harvard In The Early 1970s, I Saw For Myself The Awesome, Almost Miraculous, Power Of A People To Change Policy Through Democratic Means.

When The United States Aligns With Dictatorships And Totalitarian Regimes, It Compromises The Basic Democratic Principles Of Its Foundation - Namely, Life, Liberty And Justice For All.