Quotes from Reham Khan

I always maintain that rights always come with responsibilities.

All painful events have a purpose, and mine has made my life what it is today.

I am in love with Pakistan.

Women politicians in Pakistan have to deal with severe sexual harassment within their own parties and from their opponents.

In the Pakistani entertainment industry it's very, very difficult to get your foot in the door if you don't have a network in Karachi or Lahore or in the film circle.

We must find ways to encourage more professional women to participate in politics.

I am keen to create opportunities for women and youth leaders. I want to get women voters registered and protected.

I have the voice of a social activist and I have the voice of the Pakistanis as well. So I can't be bothered about what people think.

I'm a film buff.

The ideal woman is one that suffers quietly, dictates patriarchy.

Wars don't suit anyone.

Actually my brother didn't think Imran was religious enough for me. I had to persuade him.

Maybe I wasn't meant to have everything - personal happiness doesn't seem to be on the cards.

I made the mistake of being too agreeable and catering to every need of my man.

When you walk into the cinema you have to switch your phones off, you get involved with the big screen, you cry with the film, you laugh with the film. It actually drives the message home far stronger than when you quickly see it on your phone.

There is no merit in our political parties.

I married a man who convinced me that he loved me, who looked lonely and who I thought had the same ideas about life and the same goals, but we were just too different.

The women in my family were worst critics.

I'm very talkative and I'm very chatty but, you know, you can't exactly with Imran Khan. You can't discuss the colour of the curtains; you can only talk politics. You cannot exactly discuss Bollywood films with him. God knows I tried.

Women who are living near the borders are never included in peace talks. It's the woman, who sits in her air conditioned room and never leaves Lahore or Delhi, who participates in such talks.

Janaan' is very much a romantic comedy. It's light, fluffy and doesn't pretend to be anything serious.

I have always felt it was my duty to protect my family. After Imran became family, I defended him in every way.

In the end, being Mrs Imran Khan couldn't protect me. Even the divorce announcement couldn't stop the hate campaign waged in the press to demolish my character.

I was born in the middle of the Sahara desert while my parents were there and that's probably why I have a Bedouin spirit!