"Criticism,that is maybe for Europe or any other place, but for Africa we are happy for the visit, we thank him for his visit, we thank him for his message."

VOA: standard.2009.03.29

Malik also defended the efforts of Lahore's police, who recently came under fierce criticism after failing to kill or capture any of the attackers involved in the assault on the Sri Lankan cricket team.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

"I think,in very general terms, in the last year or two, that the strident public criticism and denunciation rom the outside has also been a factor and has in my view has been something of a mistake,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

But Ayatollah Khamenei, without referring to Rafsanjani or the reformist camp by name, insisted that it is not permissible to level criticism at the system, and that those who do so "will be hated by the people for causing strife."

VOA: standard.2009.07.20