In my opinion the 6th & 7th Sept 1965 radio Pakistan address by Field Martial Mohammed Ayub Khan was the best speech that totally invigorated the nation to the peak of national love.

I would say none as these leaders' rhetorics didn't change anything. Only exception was Quaid-e-Azam as he didn't have enough time to implement his vision and policies as he was the one who would have done it. Others called a good game but at the end they all failed in one form or the other. Those who came to power did everything possible to gain and retain the power, even at the cost of losing 1/2 of the country and change the course of the country by adopting reckless policies.

This is by far the most interesting question asked of the Pakistani and a whole thesis could be written on the subject, but I will keep it concise and pithy, because I just graduated from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and cannot fathom writing another long paper for the foreseeable future! The title of the "most iconic speech" of Pakistan is dependent upon several factors; such as the purpose achieved, and the relative ages of the responders! At first glance, I am compelled to say that it would undoubtedly have to be Mr. Bhutto's speech at the UN where he tore the papers after delivering a fiery speech and walked out. I love that moment, because it portrayed the flair and fury our nationals should naturally embody --- especially today, where we continue to behave meekly in international crowds instead of conducting ourselves with the natural arrogance which should come to a nuclear powered nation. However, whilst I love every moment of that speech, the purpose it achieved is unclear. Yes, we showed we had spine for the first time (and last time?) in an international audience! But the rest is history, as they say! Ms. Bhutto's "Democracy is the best revenge" and Mr. Hussain's (I don't even know which speech is in question, but all of them are at best only comical) speeches are hardly worthy of mention because although Ms. Bhutto's tagline is famously now quoted, the memories of joking about how the Zardari Administration took a revenge upon its own people are the only association anybody can seriously make with that tagline. The retired general's speeches were only relevant as he uttered the words, and were subject to change any moment after that, thus sparked little pathos (or passion) in his audience, and achieved little purpose in the annals of history. His actions (good or bad) spoke louder than his words. Thus, hardly worthy of delivering any iconic speech, let alone the superlative one. Mr. Khan's ("Tapdeeli aa nahi rahi, tapdeeli aa chuki hay!" (Change isn't coming...) speech is probably one that achieved purpose and is relatively new in the minds of the audience, and so is a serious contender to the title of the "most iconic speech"! I doubt there is a single person in Pakistan (from any corner of Pakistan, be it village or city) who would not remember chanting the line or hearing somebody else chant it! The fact that he became the most popular party of Pakistan gives his a legitimate take at that title.

In my recollection the most tantalizing speach was that of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the day he was sworn in as president on December 20, 1971. The nation was demoralized to the last bone after the fall of Dhaka. Everyone in the country was looking for some consolation from a leader, who will help pick up pieces of a shredded nation. People were not looking to point a finger of blame. And ZAB did deliver a speech which signalled a new begining for the country and provided a ray of hope. The speech was postponed several times during the course of the day. And it was delivered late at night, many people shed tears but looked up to start anew.

However, since Pakistan is still in the shambles that it was even though Mr. Khan's speech succeeded in mobilising the entire youth of Pakistan, it's purpose was only half-achieved. Thus, I believe the most iconic speech of Pakistan has to undoubtedly be Mr. Jinnah's address where he declares that there is no power on Earth that can undo Pakistan, and that the crores of musalman of Pakistan are now free and a nation by all canals of international law. It is not only the speech that survived through the ages, resonating with all age groups, but it is the only one that achieved it's purpose --- it created a nation which is united under the flag of the crescent and star...

It has to be Quaid's speech obviously!

It was indeed the Bhutto's speech at UN in 1971. It was a very depressing time for Pakistani's overseas. I was a student, we watched the speech on television. Then Bhutto came to San Francisco, and we went to see him at St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. I can never forget an elderly man, Haji Sakinder Khan from Hazro, Pakistan, who came to the US before 1947, during the meeting he told Bhutto, "BHUTTA, I am willing to die for Pakistan, tell me what I can do for Pakistan".

The 7th March 1971 speech at Dacca Race Course ground by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the most iconocic speech given in Pakistan.

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

There 2 parts to any speech: Substance and Style. Iconic speeches in terms of substance are: Jinnah, Aug 11, 1947, Ayub Khan, Sept 5, 6, 1965, and the recent speech by Bilawal Bhutto on terrorism. In terms of style: Liaqat Ali Khan's Lahore speech, "Aaj se hamara qaumi nishan fauladi mukkah hai", ZA Bhutto's slogan "Roti, Kapra Makan", and BB's " Democracy is the best revenge" come to mind.

Obviously, Z.A Bhutto

@M. Siddique: He himself was the biggest culprit of division. we can only call it a good drama

Quaid e Azam speech on another level and could no be compared to others. While speeches by ZAB and Imran Khan are joint number two as both of them gave confidence to nation which was disgruntled and were looking for hope and motivation.

In my opinion it has to be Mr. Jinnah

The speech delivered by Gen. Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq before the 35th session of the United Nations General Assembly on 1st Oct 1980 was a real historic event that came the way of Pakistan. It was for the first time in the UN General Assembly's history that verses from the Holy Qur

ZAB's Speech at UN and of 1971 remain iconic , regardless of truth or motive behind. It moved the nation . Pakistan would have been a different country was Mr Bhutto allowed life.

muhammad ali jinnah and imran khan

Imran Khan address from the hospital bed, after his fall, that was the most amazing speech , I heard from Pakistani Leader. He spoke from his heart, and tears were in his eyes.

Its very hard to say which is the best. And I haven't heard all the speeches mentioned. But the one speech genuinely moved me was imran khan's speech from his bed immediately after his accident.

with due respect to quaid, no comparison to Bhutto's speech to be placed on top followed by the founder himself. Then ofcourse Mohtarma and then khan sb Placing altaf husain among the dignified speakers is utter injustice to all and its like insulting all. dr mansoor shaikh

Last speech of Pervaiz Musharaf when he said Pakistan ka Khuda hi Haafiz. Very true wordings

definitely Jinnah, for the simple reason it rekindles the same passion of those times some 65 years later.

The test of an iconic speech is the substance of the speech, not the rhetoric. It should stir thoughts in its listeners' minds, not provoke their emotions.

I guess everyone will say jinnah's speech. But that was ages ago, and the jinnah's Pakistan has been severed and made into Bangladesh and Pakistan. So considering it in today's context, and the state Pakistan is, the most haunting or echoing speech in my opinion is of President Musharraf when he signed off stating " Pakistan ka Allah he Hafiz" We probably don't know yet how much he meant by it. By unfortunately the way things are being run by the two most influential parties we may come to realise the true meaning of those words. Only I hope that it won't be too late by then.

Bhutto was great visionary leader. Analyse his speech without any bias at the United Nations Security Council in 1971. it came out 100% correct later on..

1. Quiad-e-Azam 2. Zulfiqar Bhutto 3. Imran Khan 4. Parvez Musharaf * Altaf Hussain.....Are you serious??? This guy doesnt belong to this pool of people"

@Balach Tahir Baluch: Wow, the patriotism! May your love for your nation and its 'ideology' get a new lease of life, if it is His wish.

IMRAN KHAN his speech in Karachi and Lahore was the best. Better then the shouting and ranting of the Bhutto's.

Z A BHUTTO speach to UN

I thing z a bhutto speach is the best one

The most iconic speech in the history of Pakistan, in my opinion, was the speech of Quaid e Azam (M. A. Jinnah) delivered on 14th August 1947. The message in that speech of Quaid is remarkable. He emphasized on the equality of rights of the citizens and also a gesture of good behavior of government servants towards civilians and vice versa. Later in his speech Quaid gave a lesson of tolerance as a tool for the prosperity of the nation of Pakistan.

Ohh, it most certainly has to be Mr. Bhutto's fiery and flamboyant speech at Security Council in 1971. Despite the fact that Pakistan was in shambles during that time, facing defeat, losing its own territory, the courage and confidence was such that it has never been seen in history of the United Nations or for any other international forum for that matter. He certainly proved his point that despite the unfavourable circumstances, the nation reflected the dignity whose face was Mr. Bhutto, something our leaders lack today on a daily basis.

To me, Quaid's speech is one should go on top and always remain top. The reason is, it gives direction to nation. Set fundamental principles that how as a nation, we need to move forward. Who can deny the fact that state has nothing to do with a citizen's religion. All citizens are equal and religion has nothing to do with state matters.

At the time when these speeches were given, they were "one of a kind". They were filled with passion, emotions and the audience were touched in more than one way. However, what happened afterwards - that should be the question. Did any of those speeches make a lasting impression on the people who heard and are those words spoken, still having an impact on our lives? The sad answer is "NO". It appears, our leaders are experts when it comes to public speaking, but when it comes to delivering, their charisma appears to fade away. We can't say the same about Jinnah - since he passed away shortly after. However, his hope and expectations also never materialized.

The Speech of Qaid-e-Azam still give goose bumps

In my recollection the must iconic speech, by a Pakistani, was the one of Field Marshall Ayub Khan, before war with India, when he starts with the words " My dear countrymen, the hearts of 16 millions Pakistanis beat with ;Laillah Il Allah, Muhamed the Rasul Ilaah" His voice was full of meaning and truth. No one has been so honest and straight forward like him. Then come the speech of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, at the UN, where he picks up the paper of his speech, tears them and called UN as United States!

I think Mr. Altaf hussain speech in London when he said,"oye jaageerdaraan oye wadairaanan oye generalaaan mai tainu dekhlaawan" was the best possible speech.........and today we are realizing that these guyz are actually the power greedy class and these guyz actually have ruined the system of the country..........These three powers have deprived the nation of everything electricity gas supply etc.......These guyz decide the elections results before the elections and are controlling the system.

Gen Zia's speech at OIC summit is again another memorable address.

Weired, how come three times elected Prime Minster Nawaz Sharif never delivered any historic speech? Irony, isn't it? Or it implies that no speech, means no commitment, less enemies, walk between gray areas and stay focused on the ultimate objective. Power. What Bhutto and Benazir got after delivering spell bound speeches? One was hanged, other was assassinated. In my opinion Bhutto was the best speaker, his speeches to the masses or to the international bodies were the best we could ever get so far. Imran is loud but not eloquent and lacks brainy material in his speeches. Musharraf had style but he always spoke like addressing a press conference, also he wasn't a public material. Apart from demagoguery aspect, the iconic but unfortunately less publicized speech is that of Muhamamd Ali Jinnah on August 11, 1947.

Imran khan speech from shukat khanum bed after falling from 15 feet. excellent and one of the most inspirational and emotional speech.

The best is of course the first..how can the Quaid's words at the birth of the nation ever be surpassed.

I am surprised that Herald has included Altaf Hussain in the iconic speeches. He is a foreign National who left Pakistan 15 years back and is out of touch with the reality. He started the process of 'Target Killings' in Karachi. I Protest Heralds selection.

I think all are great speakers of their time. But I have shot listed only three namely Quaid-e- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Zulfikhar Ali Bhutto and Imran Khan. I have seen all three speaking in my life time and their oratory was second to none but Zulfikhar Ali Bhutto's speech in the United Nations in 1971 was one of the best I have ever listened to from a Pakistani leader on a world forum. His emotions filled delivery defending a nation and a country which were completely destroyed by the war at the hands of India and its allies stands as the single most speech of our times.

I hope everbody knows who said the following.. "Musalman kabbi musibat mein gabraya nei karta". "A muslim never gets afraid in the time of difficulties". Unquote .

@M. Siddique: Except for the part where he introduced his "talented cousin" it was no doubt a great speech.

@M. Siddique: I agree with you one hundred percent. It was a speech that portrayed ZAB as a visionary leader. Muhammed Ali Jinnah was the founder of the country who had his own vision of course which cannot be questioned.

Something about Jinnah's voice. Never heard any thing like this.

One of the most important thing which we must imbibe in our mind is that a politician is not a yeller only, they work and decide to take the nation at peak and glory.they are all cads,and canailles no one is sincere with pak.my sempervirent vote goes to father of the nation.

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The most memorable speech was delivered by Mr. Jinnah on August 11, 1947. He laid out the rules of the game and we destroyed them. This is our thank you to a great man. How miserable I feel after 66 years, I was than 7 years old.

Altaf Hussain before 1998, best of the best His speech power is gone but still has value in his speeches. Very meaning full. 1) Altaf Hussain 2) ZA Bhutto 3) Musharraf 4) Benazir 5) Imran Khan But outside Pakistan, Musharraf is the best. His interview to CNN during his trip to USA, his speech to all Indians channels when he visited India, he talked like a patriotic Pakistani. And instead of blaming his people he blamed India and USA. This is what we are missing in our politicians. All Imran Khan Speeches always against someone. same with NZ and others. Yes we had seen many times Altaf Hussain speeches are very meaning full and without criticizes others,

Please donot compare all the cronies to Mr. Jinnah

I believe, Imran Khan's Lahore speech would qualify as the most iconic because in a country like Pakistan, where politics is largely based on ethnicity and ruling parties were on a verge to negotiate on terms for ruling the country one after another, Khan's presence made it all competitive. It changed the dynamics of local politics and made politicians work harder to get votes. I may disagree with Imran Khan on many occasions and might not even support him but he was the man of the time to allow democracy to flourish. With his popularity, benefited democracy. And there is nothing more than a true democracy Pakistan can wish for.

To bring Mr. Jinnah to the level of the Junior League and comapre him with the "Rabble rousers" woudl be very unfair. He was by a class by himself. In fact, I would put him in the category of hte great world- oragtors like Winston Churchill. I say so from the standpoint of a person who heard him speak twice personally- once to the rally organized by the Muslim Students' Federation in Islamia College Ground, Lahore in 1946 and then again over All India Radio on the occasdion of announcing the birth of Pakistan on 14th August,1947.

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's speech on 7th March 1971 at Dacca Ramna Race Course Ground is the most iconic speech given in Pakistan.

If I choose the most iconic speech, undoubtedly that was Jinnah's which was a complete message to the nation and very positive. Then comes Bhutto's in the Security Council which can be termed a senseless and brought negative impact too on the Pakistan of 1971 and we lost our eastern part because of tearing off the papers of the proposed declaration which could save Pakistan but then Bhutto could not be be prime minister of the remaining country. The third was the speech of Musharraf who left the presidency after that and Pakistan saw downhill after him. He said Pakistan ka Khuda hi hafiz and we have realized that he was right. Then comes Imran Khan's tabdeeli speech. I think Imran is still a confused person what about tabdeeli.

Most people including some Anchor persons on Pakistan television are ignorant of the fact that Mr. Bhutto's tearing of the document at the Security Council was the worst, that could be done. WE think that it was a very brave action on his part without understanding the wordings of the resolution. Remember the resolution (accepting it would have spared the Armed forces from humiliation), was presented by the country of "Poland", which belonged to the Soviet Block and a friend of India. the basic wordings of the resolution were 1) Immediate Ceasefire between Pakistan & Indian Army, 2) Both Armies to go back to their respective barracks, 3) A referendum to be held within six months to let the people of East Pakistan decide if they wish to remain with pakistan or not? Mr. Bhutto kept dragging his feet by shamming ill health as he knew he could never be in power if the resolution was accepted and the Army would have continued to rule. He made sure that the situation in East Pakistan had reached a point of no return. Went to the Security Council to tear the resolution. And we call it an Iconic Speech?

What about the Direct Action speech by Jinnah, which actually precipitated the creation of Pakistan? Had that speech not been given, Pakistan would not have been born.

None other than Ayub Khan's historical address during the 1965 war

I have never ever listened to any of the speeches delivered by these politicians. All that they have to say is lies, lies and lies and I neither have the time nor the appetite for this garbage. from telephonic khitabs to speeches in jalsas and on T.V. has anyone ever said a word that has made one proud?

thank dawn for not choosing sher and big and small khappy in your list..

Ayub Khan's speech on 6th Sep,1965 was the most iconic speech after Quaid's 11th Aug speech.This was the speech that united us as a nation,all the other speeches divided us.

I was "born free" and missed the Qaid's speeches live. I still cannot forget the vigor infused into nation, both in West and East Pakistan, by Ayub Khan's speech of 6th September. Nobody else has come even closer to that.

I believe, the only man who can bring a big change in a society is the man who is always careful that his words and action should not have a contradiction. Quaid-e-Azam is the only person who always did what he said because he was honest with his words. In any speech, the most important thing is whether the person speaking will materialize all the claims he is making. After Quaid-e-Azam, unfortunately there has not been a single speaker who did exactly what he said on stage. It is not important how big the crowd a speaker gathers or how well he speaks. The important thing is whether he does what he says.

In my opinion the words of Mr. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in UNO assembly was worthiest for the Nation dignity and values. Our nation in 1965 war was united and we won the war, In 1971, we separate and loose the war, now we are fighting ourselves, we go down. It is the words, that If we unite, go up otherwise go down.

I am looking forward making Pakistan one of the greatest nations of the world... Come on guys, even after 70 years this sentence rejuvenates our love and patriotism for this country

I don't know if it would make the most iconic speech ever, but Dr Tahir ul Qadri's speech on the 23rd of December 2012 should most definitely be up there. All what was said and predicted came true and the result was the subsequent Long March to Islamabad. It can also be argued that this was the laying of the foundations of TUQ starting his 'Green Revolution'.

Undoubtedly the speeches of Quaid e Azam are historic and serve to guide the nation.However talking about the modern era,I would like to direct your attention towards a more recent speech which changed the entire political landscape of Pakistan.I am referring towards the speech of 23rd December 2012 by Dr Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri. His speech at Minar e Pakistan was iconic by all accounts. Without going into the numbers,it is I believe safe to say that at least Minar e Pakistan was jam packed with people who had come with flags of Pakistan,there were representatives of almost all religious minorities . The secret ingredient for an iconic speech is the subject matter.It doesn`t matter if the crowd attendance crosses millions,if the subject matter fails to move the crowd,the speech falls short of being called as Iconic. Dr Qadri`s speech of 23rd December 2012,had a context with which every Pakistani can relate to. For the first time since our constitution was implemented,we saw a leader,a former Professor of law ,coming out and teaching the masses,the common people,the media and all the viewers about the articles which talk about the rights of the common man.We can differ with Dr Qadri on so many accounts,but we cannot deny the fact that he taught the nation and made them aware about their consitutional rights and for the first time a leader on National Television raised the demand for the implementation of Articles 62 & 63. The whole speech was focused around the implementation of the constitution.Dr Qadri called the coalition government to make Constitutional and Electoral reforms to ensure free and fair election.A demand which we hear from every politician but inspite of being in power they somehow fail to do this. Dr Qadri warned us that without reforms ,the elections would be rigged and the whole nation saw how his warning came true on 11th May. According to Hassan Nisar,the nation has seen another savior in the shape of Dr Qadri. His speech of 23rd Dec moved the nation,we saw how they come out on his call,he talked about ushering a new age of tolerance,peace and progress,he proposed reforms which I believe have the potential to sling shot us into a hyperdrive of progress. Furthermore ,it was the same place where the Pakistan Declaration was passed on 23rd March 1940. Decades ago our founders came together in an iconic way to lay the foundations of a separate state.23rd December 1940 was a continuation of what our founding fathers had le

If it wasn't for Quaid's speech in 1947, declaring Pakistan a soverign state, none of the others would get the opportunity to deliver a speech. So it is Quaid's speech that became the bases of all the happenings and thus the most iconic.

To Mr. Balach T. Baluch, Sir I don't know how old are you but as you say that you have just graduated from a foreign service school so you must be fairly young.We need a bit of soul searching here and look at the ground realities of that dark moment in our history in 1971 and with reference to "Best Speeches"My question here is , was it the armed forces of Pakistan who were responsible for the break away of East Pakistan ?? or was it the politicians of that time.Mr.Bhutto's speech at the UN speech came out of his guilt for not accepting the reality that Awami League had all the right to form a government.Ms. Bhutto's speech "democracy is the best revenge" , where was that spirit in 1971, where was her father's democracy then ??Pakistan's military is always forced into a situation where they have to step in because our politicians are a stock exchange commodity, easily bought and sold.We have built this habit of always shouting about the effect and never addressing the cause.So Mr. Bhutto's speech at the UN was a white wash, as he had put the final nail in the coffin, and he knew that nothing could stop him and his GENERATIONS to come to make Pakistan their personal bowling alley. In my opinion Mr. Jinnah's speech of August 11, 1947 takes the cake and Mr' Ayub Khan's speech of September 1965 , follows as the second best.All others are a verbal diarrhea.

TuQ's speech on 23rd Dec'12 at Minar e Pakistan. To me, that was an impressive speech!

It is without a doubt Quaid's 11th August Speech.

It is without a doubt Quaid's 11th August speech. Mr. Khan's ("Tapdeeli aa nahi rahi, tapdeeli aa chuki hay!" (Change isn't coming...) speech is probably one that achieved purpose and is relatively new in the minds of the audience, and so is also a serious contender to the title of the "most iconic speech"! I doubt there is a single person in Pakistan (from any corner of Pakistan, be it village or city) who would not remember chanting the line or hearing somebody else chant it! The fact that he became the most popular party of Pakistan gives his a legitimate take at that title. Despite that i would still support Jinnah's speech.

What determines an 'iconic' speech? Use of words, which are later meaningless? A speech for a nation should elevate the moral of the nation. It should be visionary which projects the future. It also depends upon the social standing of the speaker. It permeates into the heart of the listener. It has to be the Quaid's speech in which he mentioned about all community has equal rights and access. Something, which can be invigorated by another modern day leader. But, not yet!!

There is no match to the words and feelings expressed by Jinnah. Quaid's expressions and his speech is the most powerful, memorable and the most iconic speech ever made in Pakistan. His tone and words conveyed the message of freedom; it united a nation of new beings, under one flag and an anthem. His words gave strength, courage and hope during those tough times and even now they stand as a beacon of light and guidance for this nation and generations to come.

The most iconic speech, in my opinion, without any dispute in my mind is the August 11, 1947 address to the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. The reason is not only the fact that it was delivered by out great leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah but more importantly how our Quaid spoke his mind on developing a road map for the positive development for a young yet talented nation. There are some major aspects in the speech which are worth mentioning. Firstly, the manner our Quaid highlighted in the first part of his speech, the different social evils which prevail in the Sub-Continent e.g. corruption, nepotism, favoritism and black marketing. The Quaid, having full knowledge of the flaws in our society refrained the people from indulging in such activities and threatening to not tolerate any such behavior from anyone of any status in the newly formed state. Secondly, in the second part of the speech, the way how the great leader expressed his opinion pertaining to the partition of India. In this part of the speech, the Quaid showed excellent statesman and diplomatic skills. The Quaid's selection of words in his expression of opinion were excellent. The Quaid convinces the world that partition was the only solution of united India and hence, Pakistan's creation is clearly justified. This part of Quaid's speech serves as baseline for the people of Pakistan today as how our identity is independent from the rest of Sub Continent. As a bottomline, this speech is worth reading and listening for each and every individual of Pakistan to develop confidence in this great nation and playing a part in her development brick by brick.

I would pick 2 names, Muhammad Ali Jannah, and Imran Khan. Though the situations and circumstances were and are different in both cases, both deserve to be recognised for what they have done for the nation. Both of them have many things in common and that is a working for peaceful, prosperous and independent Muslim state of Pakistan. At the time of Muhammad Ali Jannah's speeches, everyone wanted one thing and that was to have an independent Muslim state and there wasn't a big political divide on this agenda. Now that we have a state, the true and everlasting dream of independence, prosperity, unity, and much more has yet to be realised. I think Imran Khan is working towards that direction. Given the current circumstances and the fact that Pakistan is in the hands of political mafia both from inside and out side, I would pick Imran Khan.

Well What about Mr Mujeebur Rehman's speech of 3rd Mar 1971. The speech which changed the map of thia country is missing from the list ......... Setting aside my hatred for the man in question, I am for 3rd March speech.....

i am a student of MPhil in international relations and conducting my research work of my degree (thesis) and as far I think that it was the firstly eloquent speech of the Jinnah of 11 august which is divine in its nature but it would be not wrong to state that of Mr Bhutto presented and professed during the session of United Nations Security council in 1971 was projection and promotion of sovereignty ,integrity and valour of Pakistan and its identity was a masterpiece in its nature . the stance that democracy is the best revenge Is truth in its intention if followed upon for fruitful outcomes .

The speeches which were "NOT THE WHOLE TRUTH" delivered by Late Justice M.R.Kayani as the President Of Civil Servants Association were the most ICONIC.

Has to be Musharraf speech on A.Q khan crime and arrest

Would be of Mr. Jinnah, Zulifqar Ali Bhutto and Shaheed Benazir!!

Mr Bhutto's speech whenever i watch it it creates a feeling in me that what our motive was for creating Pakistan and espacially his words we will fight for hundred years, his ethnocentrism is depicted from his words these are those words which show his affection and love with his country he was not a soldier but and he was not an insurgent type of person but his believe in people of Pakistan that they will never let go their country to others thats why what i think his speech is best among all others

It was definitely the speech of Ayub Khan which pushed the whole nation under one umbrella in the time of crises.

I was only an eight year old in 1965 living in a small village near Toba, when I heard the booming voice of President Ayub Khan on the radio. The effect it had on us listening to his confident and courageous address to the nation was mesmerising - I doubt that after the emotion it aroused within the country, it was ever possible for India, or anybody else for that matter, to overcome the Pak Army or it's people. For that to happen, we had to wait till Bhutto manipulated a few of the generals and replaced Ayub Khan and then refused to accept the election results, and thereafter causing the 1971 war. His UN speech and dramatics of tearing the treaty were mere theatrics which were too little, too late - and meant to impress the poor gullible audience back home. Only now are we beginning to find out who actually caused the '65 and '71 wars. Thank God his devious and ultimately destructive nepotism is at last coming to an end. Even after 40 years, those poor people don't have his promised Roti, Kaprra aur Makaan. Though, for his son in law and his family who are wining and dining, wearing expensive suits and living it up in Bilawal House, that slogan more than came true.

The most iconic speech, in my opinion, without any dispute in my mind is the August 11, 1947 address to the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. The reason is not only the fact that it was delivered by out great leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah but more importantly how our Quaid spoke his mind on developing a road map for the positive development for a young yet talented nation. There are some major aspects in the speech which are worth mentioning. Firstly, the manner our Quaid highlighted in the first part of his speech, the different social evils which prevail in the Sub-Continent e.g. corruption, nepotism, favoritism and black marketing. The Quaid, having full knowledge of the flaws in our society refrained the people from indulging in such activities and threatening to not tolerate any such behavior from anyone of any status in the newly formed state. Secondly, in the second part of the speech, the way how the great leader expressed his opinion pertaining to the partition of India. In this part of the speech, the Quaid showed excellent statesman and diplomatic skills. The Quaid's selection of words in his expression of opinion were excellent. The Quaid convinces the world that partition was the only solution of united India and hence, Pakistan's creation is clearly justified. This part of Quaid's speech serves as baseline for the people of Pakistan today as how our identity is independent from the rest of Sub Continent. As a bottomline, this speech is worth reading and listening for each and every individual of Pakistan to develop confidence in this great nation and playing a part in her development brick by brick.

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's speech is far more touchy and iconic for me. -Indelible Impacts-

@Masoud: No one can dought the speech of late shaheed zulfiqar ali bhutto at its best

**Bhutto said that he would wage war with India for thousand years even if people should be made to eat grass**. Now people just eating the grass without gas, electricity, industry shutdown, no help to earthquake victims, schools & hospitals bombed. He was such a prophetic.

To me the best speech was of Musharraf, when he said that PAKISTAN'S ECONOMY MUST COMES FIRST.

"democracy is the best revenge",

Bhutto's speech at the UN Security Council is the most iconic of all since it was the only time we saw Pakistan being represented as a sovereign nation, that too at the most challenging platform. While Jinnah's inaugural address laid down the principles for a sovereign Pakistan, Bhutto in action showed us how sovereign nations act.

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto's speech at UN. It represented what Pakistan stood for and a displayed the character of a nation. In comparison of our short history; one of those moments where the world knew where we stand; very unlike today where we're considered to be a double-dealing country.

The most iconic speech would have to be reserved for Mr. Jinnah. The one individual in Pakistan's long and turbulent history who worked selflessly for his people and his nation. The rest of the individuals listed above all had a self serving agendas and history bears testament to their final days. The only exception being Mr. Hussain who continues to live in exile in the United Kingdom where he insists on interferring in the politics of Pakistan and Karachi. The speech that many Karachities including myself hope to see is that of Mr. Hussain pulling of Pakistani politics and surrendering himself to the authorities of Pakistan in order to stand trial for his part in making Karachi what it has tragically has become. A modern ticking time bomb. Knowing this will never happen...should saddened all Pakistanis. Alas Uncle Mushraaf's famour last words, "Pakistan ka Allah he Hafiz" ring true.

The most iconic speech in the history of Pakistan, in my opinion, was the speech delivered by our beloved Quaid-e-Azam (M. A. Jinnah) on 14th August 1947. The message in that speech is remarkable. Quaid recalled the lessons of our Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) and emphasized on the importance of tolerance. Later Quaid talked about the equality of rights in which he laid emphasis on the good gesture of attitude by the government officials towards the citizens and vice versa. Today the words of Quaid are needed to be apprehend.

Ayub Khan's speech in 1965 war should also be mentioned.

The most iconic speech, in my opinion, without any dispute in my mind is the August 11, 1947 address to the First Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. The reason is not only the fact that it was delivered by out great leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah but more importantly how our Quaid spoke his mind on developing a road map for the positive development for a young yet talented nation. There are some major aspects in the speech which are worth mentioning. Firstly, the manner our Quaid highlighted in the first part of his speech, the different social evils which prevail in the Sub-Continent e.g. corruption, nepotism, favoritism and black marketing. The Quaid, having full knowledge of the flaws in our society refrained the people from indulging in such activities and threatening to not tolerate any such behavior from anyone of any status in the newly formed state. Secondly, in the second part of the speech, the way how the great leader expressed his opinion pertaining to the partition of India. In this part of the speech, the Quaid showed excellent statesman and diplomatic skills. The Quaid's selection of words in his expression of opinion were excellent. The Quaid convinces the world that partition was the only solution of united India and hence, Pakistan's creation is clearly justified. This part of Quaid's speech serves as baseline for the people of Pakistan today as how our identity is independent from the rest of Sub Continent. As a bottomline, this speech is worth reading and listening for each and every individual of Pakistan to develop confidence in this great nation and playing a part in her development brick by brick.

@Junaid: How can a man sitting in London, paid by foreign powers,has the audacity to comment or pass judgement on our affairs....he's a total fraud.

I don't know about others but i was there at 30 Oct 2011 at Minar e Pakistan, if you start history after 1990, Only IK is the leader who's speech considered to be most iconic, In today's media world its hard for someone to establish himself a bench mark for most of youth in a country like Pakistan its only Imran Khan who capable to do this and despite of all media negative reporting since 2011 he still able to keep momentum !

Musharraf's speech when India massed its army on Pakistan border. Musharraf showed his Fist to the Indians and said 3 times - Allaho Akbar, Allaho Akbar, Allaho Akbar.

The most iconic speech in Pakistan's history was the Jinnah's address on 11 Aug 47, ( I stand corrected regarding the exact date).It provided a pathway to life free of religious bigotry and sectarianism, equality for all citizens regardless of their beliefs and a home for minorities. Had the nation for whom this homeland was created chosen to heed the words of its founder, it would have been the envy of the developing world. On the contrary, it sadly, ignored the sane guiding voice victim to greed, deceit and bigotry. Today ranks at the lower end on global scale of quality living. Ayub's 1965 speech, was address to a nation that had been kept in the dark about the mess created by 'would be Napoleon's' who lacked the art of conducting war beyond divisional level. This war marked the watershed of Pakistan's short phase of development. Bhutto's speech at the UN, as Pakistan's Foreign Minister in 1971, is the finale of his devious role in the break up of the state of Pakistan. Bhutto with his 38% mandate of combined outcome vote count of East and west Pakistan, refused to give due right to the winner, Mujib ur Rehman. He played to spoiler in all the post election talks to pave way for a civilain take over and with his cunning and deceit managed to ingratiate himself to the military ruler. He was opposed by the nationalist parties in West Pakistan, who accepted Mujib and agreed that he take over as Pakistan's Prime Minister. In order to further his deviously selfish desire of 'Udhar tumm Idhar humm' Bhutto also successfully advised Pakistan's military rulers against going to the Security Council to end the war, till it was militarily too late. The speeches are outcomes of these historic events,

The speech that Zia-ul Haq made in IOC pleading the case for Egypt's re-entry is the one I will always remember. I do not have any proof but I believe it was on the behest of United States of Amercia. And based on that premise, CIA must be given credit for preparing him extremely well. Prior to that, he was a very poor orator. The other famous words that i can not forget are Ghulam Ishaq Khan's "aur jaaz pat gaya".

@IHSAN ALI: well, bilawal zardari is better than bhutto at making a mockery of this nation so his speeches rate higher....

my pick would be as follows: Bhutto's speech at UN was the best. As far as the 11th August speech is concerned it was never made by Jinnah. it only "exists" in papers and is a made up story .if anyone has the recording of that speech then please send the link here for all of us to hear. i challenge that no one can provide the link of this audio or video. voting should only be done for actual speeches made by prople and not for "fantasies" published in newspapers only.

it has to be Bhutto's speech at Security council. Junnah's speech of 11th August is a made up thing. if anyone has the recording/audio of this speech then please send the link here for all of us to check. let us discuss only real speeches.

Undoubtedly the **August 11**, speech by **Muhammad Ali Jinnah** in which he gave his constitutional vision. And the worst after the dictators' speeches following the imposition of Martial laws, are **Imran Khan's** speeches in which he promised **Utopia**, and advocated the stance of **terrorists**.

The most important speech in terms of Pakistan's 65 year history and its future, I believe is that done by Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri on 23 December 2012 at Minar e Pakistan and the speeches of the world famous Long March which followed two weeks later which were a continuation of that message. These speeches especially the Long March ones, were possibly the most watched speeches of Pakistan's history due to the 100 or so Pakistani TV channels showing them live; also they were the most anticipated for their agenda and expected outcome. These speeches are important because they were inviting the Pakistani nation to reject its corrupt political and electoral system which has failed to bring democracy but instead dictatorship in the guise of democracy, which Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri made clear is worse than military dictatorship. His lengthy speeches lasting hours each made it clear that the country is in such a mess because a few hundred families are in control of all the country's wealth; and who are kept in to power by the corrupt political and electoral system. The message of these speeches was the wish of every Pakistani as whoever one spoke to said that they agreed with every word of the 23rd December speech. Although the Long March did not achieve this mammoth aim (because revolutions do not come by sitting in front of the TV and praying), it certainly laid the ground for it and in the year since, TV channels have been openly discussing the corruption, incompetence and total failure of the previous and present governments. Furthermore they have been discussing the total failure of the present political system which has led the country to near extinction, agreeing that a new system is needed. The effects of these speeches are continuing today with people saying that this year may be the year of revolution together with Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri saying his preparations for it are going full speed ahead and he can make the call anytime in the near future. The worsening situation in the country whether it be record levels of corruption, terrorism, load shedding (electricty, gas, petrolium) inflation, unemployment, lawlessness, misgovernance etc., have made it clear to everyone that it

Tahir-ul-Qadri's speech of 23rd March was the most historical and iconic speech of pakistan's history.

Vajpayee's 1999 lahore speech beats most of these in clarity, scholarly insight and vision. google, "vajpayee lahore speech"

@Yakoob: It was already at the point of no return

1971 stemmed from ZAB's refusal to let the legitimate election winner be the Prime Minister. Knowing what Pakistanis know now about Operation Searchlight in which large numbers of their own citizens were systematically killed by their own military, Bhutto's 71 speech was an attempt to let them finish the job. Such a speech cannot qualify for being iconic.

Judging by the comments I think it is safe to say that Mr. Jinnah's speech of August 11, 1947 is the clear winner with about 98% majority. Lets have three cheers for that great man! Hip-hip Hooray!