Pervez Musharraf went back to Pakistan after five years in exile , hoping to return to politics . But officials barred Musharraf from running for parliament , days later he was arrested . He spent the next decade behind bars before being released on bail last year. Though the party that succeeded him became the first democratically elected government to serve a full five-year term during the country 's 65-year history , Pakistan is still beset with problems -- a crippled economy , food shortages , frequent power cuts and a bloody insurgency . Others will point to the many enemies he made in the final years of his presidency .
Pervez Musharraf went back to Pakistan after five years in exile , hoping to return to politics . But officials barred Musharraf from running for parliament , days later he was arrested . He spent the next decade behind bars before being released on bail last year. Others will point to the many enemies he made in the final years of his presidency .