"I distinctly remember my father sighing heavily while we were having lunch one day. in those days, the area around the stove was carpeted. our mother would seat us around it and we would have our meals there. I was around 10 years old then, our father was looking at us and sighing heavily. Then he said to our mother while looking at us: if their stomachs are being fed with american charity today won't they be their slaves tomorrow? (there was a severe shortage of wheat and Americans had sent some as charity). Haven't we become their slaves? Isn't one meal a day better than slavery? 
- Shamim Samdani

"Pakistan meant home to me. I was 15 at the time of partition but in those 15 years i never felt like home. My home, my parents, my siblings and all my friends were living with me but i always felt that something is missing. I felt this way because we muslims were discriminated in every walk of life. My Hindu & Sikh friends used to make fun of me but deep down in my heart i always knew that only Pakistan would be my home. It would be a place where we would spend our lives according to our religion and no one would stop us from practicing Islam."
-Mehrunnisa Begum

"Pakistan to me was a state where i could practice Islam freely. Hindus would impose their authority and Muslims fought them to have their way. Pakistan's creation meant religious freedom to me. You should read more books on independence. there is much more to it than people generally know"
- Ruqayya Bano 

"Pakistan meant victory to me, I was around nine years old during the partition. The formation of Pakistan was more of a feudal rivalry to me than a national issue. Its formation meant seeing my father and brothers winning who were supporters of Muslim League while the rest of the family followed the congress. I didn't want to see them amidst the losers. Also I remember a great regard for Quaid e Azam and Fatima Jinnah."
-Shahgul

"I was in my early teens, I didn't have much of a foresight for what might the future hold. but i remember the excitement and a strange spiritual happiness despite rivers of blood flowing. Quaid e Azam and his team's endeavors were so sincere that Pakistan was a sign of peace and hope for us. blood used to rush through our veins with a great thrill. We weren't an active participant in politics but the slogans we chanted still resonate in my memory.
I so wish that the rulers remained sincere."
- Abdur Rauf