After Resignation, Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf led Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. After his resignation, Musharraf went for a pilgrimage to Mecca. He then went on a lucrative speaking tour through the Middle East, Europe, and United States. Chicago-based Embark LLC was one of the international public-relations firms trying to land Musharraf as a highly paid keynote speaker.[According to Embark President David B. Wheeler, the speaking fee for Musharraf would be in the $150,000–200,000 range for a day plus jet and other V.I.P. arrangements on the ground. Return to politics Since quitting politics in 2008, Musharraf has been in London in self-imposed exile. Musharraf launched his own political party, the All Pakistan Muslim League, in June 2010. On 1 October 2010, Musharraf officially launched his political party as a President of the party, All Pakistan Muslim League. Since the start of 2011, news has been circulating that Musharraf will return to Pakistan before the next national elections. He himself h