Will you avenge your humiliation by President Musharraf?
I don’t believe in revenge. But I don’t have any personal vendetta. I think we must move forward; democracy must move forward. We have to restore democracy.
How will you energise the Indo-Pak peace process?
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We are the architects of the peace process. If it has slowed down, we will speed it up. But I always stand for good relations with India, the peace process—resolving our issues through negotiations. This is my agenda. You are witness that I quoted the example of India when I was talking to journalists earlier that, "Look at India, their generals don’t step out of their domain. It is only Pakistani generals who do that." I have said that openly.
How serious is Gen Kiyani in trying to distance the army from politics?
Let him do his work. Let us concentrate on ours. I don’t want to make any comments. His statements seem to be good. They appear to be according to the spirit of the Constitution. I think it’s a good thing, a positive development.
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Do you think the civil society movement has reached critical mass?
Yes. It will only go forward. And it will bring true democracy. It will. It is picking up momentum.