I had to face imprisonment and house arrests…– Asma Jahangir
I had to face imprisonment and house arrests, but it made me tougher.
I don’t care what America and Africa think; I am …– Asma Jahangir
I don’t care what America and Africa think; I am only concerned that the people of this country should be saved from its Army.
I had been very impressed with the courts we …– Asma Jahangir
I had been very impressed with the courts we visited to see my father. The judges wearing wigs, the lawyers, the legal arguments – it was all exciting stuff for a kid.
I’ve been jailed once, put in police lock-up …– Asma Jahangir
I’ve been jailed once, put in police lock-up twice, and was under house arrest twice.
Everything is a risk in Pakistan: If you defend …– Asma Jahangir
Everything is a risk in Pakistan: If you defend women, it’s a risk. If you defend non-Muslims it’s a risk. If you discuss religion, it’s a risk. But you can’t really sit there like a vegetable in your own society. And I’m committed to that society… and I feel I need to turn around and […]