which just stopped the country defaulting, but which nonetheless leaves pakistan in a parlous position. your country can t afford the political chaos that will come if you try to run in the forthcoming election. itjust can t afford it. stephen, look, the only solution to pakistan and any sensible person in this country will confirm this the only solution, there is no other solution, free and fair elections. that s the only way we will get out of this mess. what is happening is that in order to keep me out, they are dismantling our democracy. and what you re seeing in the rise in terrorism, the whole province of kp, pakhtunkhwa, which is on the border of afghanistan, why was there no terrorism when we were in power for three and a half years? why is it suddenly that terrorism is going up? because they are no
longer represented. in pakhtunkhwa, where the terrorism has started, and in balochistan, there has been a caretaker government which is not representative of pakistan, doesn t belong to the people, and that s going there for eight months. it s illegal, it s unconstitutional. so the answer is free and fair elections. let the people select their own representatives and then let them sort out the problems of pakistan. we, as a representative government, had brought down terrorism in pakistan. you, right now, are sitting in lahore. every time you try to leave your home, you have to negotiate all of the armed guards and the security that surrounds you. pretty much your only journeys right now are to the courthouse. you know that you survived an assassination attempt last november, but you ve said you expect another one to come. i believe your own children have told you that you ought to get out of politics for your own safety. why will you not heed that advice?
Uniindia: Islamabad, Jan. 29 (UNI) Sixteen children were rescued from a boat that capsized in Kohat district of Pakistan s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, an official said.