A1: I am proud to be a Pakistani because deep inside I feel 'Pakistani'. No matter where I go, it is the Pakistani food, folk music, sense of humour and many other things that really touch me. It is time we understand that our culture, and us being 'different' from the rest of the world is actually our strength. Streaking our hair blonde will not conceal the fact that we remain Pakistanis to the core.

But I am certainly not proud of most Pakistanis who give a bad name and image to our country.

A2: The highest points in Pakistan's history were the 1970 general elections, which was the only time that the country managed to hold free and fair general elections and Pakistan experienced the lowest point in its history with the surrender of more than 90,000 of our soldiers to the Indian military in the then East Pakistan.

A3: Three Pakistanis who make me proud are Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam, Abdul Sattar Edhi and The three who raised my hopes and then caused me disappointment are:

a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who created political awareness among the have-nots and became a friend of the poor but soon returned to the company of his friends from the feudal and capitalist class.
Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto again!

A4: If by any chance I become the President, I would issue three executive orders:

a) Order the armed forces back to the barracks. This is where they belong. By the same yardstick, I would see to it that everyone does his or her own job instead of interfering in things that don't concern them.

b) Immediately set up an independent and high-powered Election Commission in consultation with political parties, an above board accountability bureau with the authority to take action against serving and retired military and civil officers, judges, business people, media-persons and others, and merit-based public service commissions at the federal and provincial levels for hiring the best of the lot.

c) Order a raise in minimum wages, start a process of land reforms, and make the delivery of justice cheaper and quicker.