Pervez Musharraf went back to Pakistan after five years in exile , hoping to return to politics . But officials barred him from running for parliament , days later he was arrested . Some Pakistanis will be happy to see the return of the ex - military ruler . The Pakistani Taliban vowed to send a death squad to hunt down the former president if he returned to the country , although Musharraf has admitted he has been living under threat of death since September 11 , 2001 , when he supported the American war on terror and fought against the Taliban . Others will turn to the many enemies he made in the final years of his rule .
Pervez Musharraf went back to Pakistan after five years in exile , hoping to return to politics . But officials barred him from running for parliament , days later he was arrested . Some Pakistanis will be happy to see the return of the ex - military ruler . Others will turn to the many enemies he made in the final years of his rule .