I just hope he keeps his earnings inside Pakistan !

Musharraf may fetch $200,000 per lecture

ISLAMABAD: A leading international public relations firm says that former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf can expect US dollar 200,000 per lecture.

If former President, whose political career has virtually been written-off, takes a cue from previous White House occupant Bill Clinton, he could earn mega moolah.

The beleaguered leader is on the threshold of making big bucks through his oratory skills with an international public relations firm saying that he could get between USD 150,000 and USD 200,000 a day for his speeches and lectures.

That would put him in the category of former US President Bill Clinton who attracts top fee for speaking engagements.

In a report in its upcoming issue, the Newsweek says that when the 65-year old former Pakistani army chief goes on an expected pilgrimage to Mecca in the next few days, he may continue travelling on a lucrative speaking tour across the Middle East, Europe and the United States.

Chicago-based Embark LLC, the report says, is just one of the international public relations firms trying to enroll Musharraf as a highly paid keynote speaker.

It quoted public relations executives as saying the articulate and brash 44-year army veteran's earnings could approach that of Clinton, who famously snubbed him during a lightning visit to Islamabad eight years ago.

"The [speaking] fee for Musharraf would be in the range of USD 150,000-200,000 a day plus jet and other VIP arrangements on the ground," Embark President David B Wheeler said.

Wheeler was quoted as saying Clinton, for whom Embark has arranged speaking engagements in the Middle East, commands up to USD 250,000 per appearance.

"If we did multiple events in multiple cities, Musharraf could get closer to the USD 500,000 to USD 1,000,000 range [for a series of talks]," Wheeler told the Newsweek.

Embark, which promises "unique experiences that educate, entertain and enlighten," has also booked speeches for former US President George H W Bush and former American Secretary of State Colin Powell, the Newsweek said.

Pakistanis were quoted as saying that this is good news for the former President, who is not believed to have salted away a fortune as some of his predecessors have done.

Musharraf will only receive a modest army retirement pension, the report said but added that he is a long way from the poor house. His USD 2 million mansion on five acres of prime land just outside Islamabad is getting the finishing touch, the magazine reported.

Since his resignation he has been playing golf and tennis with friends, and is also planning to write a sequel to his successful 2006 autobiography, "In the Line of Fire," which could easily net him another seven-figure windfall, it added.

http://www.thearynews.com/english/newsdetail.asp?nid=10842

Say ... 5 lectures a month

73 a year

200,000 K a lecture


he could bring pakistan 14,600,000 or 14.6 million USD annually.

Considering how he spelt out the details of Kargil and War on Terror in his book, I guess we'll have to listen to his lectures to find out the details about other blunders he committed.

Considering how he spelt out the details of Kargil and War on Terror in his book, I guess we'll have to listen to his lectures to find out the details about other blunders he committed

My dear Indian .. you have the right to your opinion .. of course.

My dear Mush lover, truth hurts, doesn't it? May be this time he'll tell us how much he made personally after having admitted in his book that US handed out money for Al-Qaida prisoners.

This will always remain a sad fact of life, and smear campaign of the opposition >>>>
Even if he starts raking in millions into Pakistan, his political enemies will cry foul, accusing him of disclosing national secrets!!

QUOTE(must7 @ Aug 27 2008, 02:52 AM)
Considering how he spelt out the details of Kargil and War on Terror in his book, I guess we'll have to listen to his lectures to find out the details about other blunders he committed

My dear Indian .. you have the right to your opinion .. of course.

My dear Mush lover, truth hurts, doesn't it? May be this time he'll tell us how much he made personally after having admitted in his book that US handed out money for Al-Qaida prisoners.

Truth hurts : Sure does otherwise you would not have replied so quickly .. the last time I was on you with the area of your residence in Karachi, the reply remains unanswered for days !! hahaha ..

Apart from that how he made personally from the US for the exchange of Al Qaeda prisoners ! Now where have I read that ! Yup .. you are correct Hindustan times ! Please do not claim when their is no proof of his personal involvement .. or you might sound like our present wannabe President !

Regarding where I live, well, I've given the area. If you want me to give the exact location with directions, then sorry I rather live with the labels you bestow upon me.

'Money for prisoners' was in the international media, not just in bhindi papers. Good riddance that the sellout is gone!

i missed it ... whats the area you gave again?

He didn't. He just said 'opposite falaana falaana hindu temple' and when we asked him the name of the area/locality he disappeared.

Friggin Indian troll.

Sounds like a good start to Mr Musharraf's lectures! I hope he makes lots of cash, after all he was the least corrupt ruler after Jinnah.

People like him would even go as far as saying their being born into this world had something to do with Musharraf, Musharraf did make mistakes i like the guy and will keep on liking him but NRO was and is something he souldnt have agreed to no matter what but pinning everything on musharraf is complete and utter nonsense.

Shoaib regardless of the fact you like or dislike musharraf you should atleast give him credit where its due you advocated having democracy now lets see where it leads us to, does it brings us good or does it end up getting us destroyed thats something only time can tell so instead of the blame game lets wait and see since its a Question only time can answer P.S i respect you like i respect any other Pakistani brother or sister but please do remember keep the current situation in mind since none of the promises these politcions made have come true just answer this what happened to the judges issue?

People like him would even go as far as saying their being born into this world had something to do with Musharraf, Musharraf did make mistakes i like the guy and will keep on liking him but NRO was and is something he souldnt have agreed to no matter what but pinning everything on musharraf is complete and utter nonsense

BOB : I would not call the NRO his major mistake I would call his leniency the biggest mistake. His biggest mistake being that he was not the dictator for which he was elected. He was suppose to be a dictator but he kept on thinking himself as a visionary who could change the thinking of Pakistani's .. This was his biggest mistake.

He should have held Pakistan with Iron fist and crushed & hanged his opponents .. "Na rahay bans na bajay gi bansari" ! It is his mistake that he did not hang Zardari, Nawaz & BB.

Instant : This was the thread where Shoaib tried to trouble our Chinese brothers & also observe how he was claiming to buy Dhoti from Lunda Bazar .. hahaha Not to mention he never himself mentioned the name of the market !

http://pakistanidefenceforum.com//index.ph...40&start=40

Suppose you don't know the difference between US 200,000 per sitting & "$hitting" ..

Another commentor from the league of Mr. Ishaq Dar !

Yeah and Choor and Daku lovers would eat Zardaris and Nawaz's Sh!t for their love of so called democracy dont come here and make such arrogent statements.

i wonder how much NS and AZ will get for lectures....i wouldn't hire these guys for basic jobs, what to talk about president of a nation of 160 million people.

not from any league or party, just from Pakistan...

lets go ask him to start his $hittings ASAP, we are running out of foregin reserves anyway, he might help...




well tough luck, but you'll have to live with it...
hey, why not get me banned for making such statements



the irony is that even i wont hire them for any job not even a basic job... but what to do ??? Mr. Mushurraf had us hire them and now he has left...

how twisted can it get?? he made sizeable contribution towards this mess.... but then again.. its "Pakistan first" even when it comes to messing things up.

they are ruining Pakistan and we are busy blamming democracy... not even a single sensible comment from anyone on how to fix the problem.

"naach na jane aangan terrah"
a bad workman quarrels with his tools....

QUOTE(must7 @ Aug 28 2008, 10:46 AM)
Suppose you don't know the difference between US 200,000 per sitting & "$hitting" ..


Another commentor from the league of Mr. Ishaq Dar !


not from any league or party, just from Pakistan...

lets go ask him to start his $hittings ASAP, we are running out of foregin reserves anyway, he might help...

Keeping in mind of your understanding of the word $hitting .. I think might as well look forward to it !

& for your information being in the league does not mean you have to be in that party .. it is for people of similar mind frame / competence too ! Lol who am I telling too .. the person who gets confused between "$hitting & sittings" !

QUOTE(mdbao @ Aug 28 2008, 03:16 PM)
i wonder how much NS and AZ will get for lectures....i wouldn't hire these guys for basic jobs, what to talk about president of a nation of 160 million people.


the irony is that even i wont hire them for any job not even a basic job... but what to do ??? Mr. Mushurraf had us hire them and now he has left...

how twisted can it get?? he made sizeable contribution towards this mess.... but then again.. its "Pakistan first" even when it comes to messing things up.

they are ruining Pakistan and we are busy blamming democracy... not even a single sensible comment from anyone on how to fix the problem.

"naach na jane aangan terrah"
a bad workman quarrels with his tools....

As if your post had any "senisble comment" in all ! Regarding the workman quarrels with his tools !! Hehe ... so why are the democratic setup making excuses of the constant slide in our economic markers !

I would say the saying fits typically for the existing setup !

well they are not making any excuses as yet, they are so busy with other matters....

as for getting confused with the words sh!tting and sitting - well my friend everyone is confused, not just me, actually when Musharraf came we thought he would "sit" and fix but then now he just "$hat" NS and AZ and left. so i dont expect anything from him anymore, you can keep expecting if you want...

btw i was so enlightened to read your defination of being in the league, i hope you can forgive my confusion though, we Pakistanis have been through a lot since the last so many years....

You must have been a sleep for the last 6 months, but there was a election in Pakistan in february where people had the FREE choice of voting for different parties.

Lots of people FREELY decided to vote for parties led by CROOKS and LOOTERS.

Even though these CROOKS and LOOTERS were not elected to any positions in these parties but inherited or were put in charge of these parties, the elected members of these parties choice to listen to these CROOKS and LOOTERS.

Firebrand the Pakistani people asked for DEMOCASHY and now they are enjoy DEMOCASHY

Why would i get you banned for making such statements your a free man entitled to your opinion just as i am free to mine, As far as banning you go if i had to,you would have been banned by now but then its not my job to get sombody banned or unbanned.

You mentioned about some how fixing the problem with all due respect, as long as Zardari and Nawaz are around all i see are problems although Nawaz is still commited to his promise of restoring the judges yet Zardari is not willing to do so the fact is things are getting worse day by day and blaming musharraf for each and every account is a bit naive and silly, its a pity when people cant use common sense to see right from wrong in our case we turn something right into a delibrate wrong if you catch my drift.

The solution to the problem is kill all these politcions along with each and every curropt person in the GOP and reboot the system get professional and educated people to get to do the job and represent the masses of Pakistan. Mushahid Hussain can be a wonderful president since all i see in that guy is TOP Quality but people like him are never allowed to represent the masses of Pakistan.

Best of the Best, thanks God its not your job...

just a few questions though...

who made a secret deal with BB??
who issued the NRO??
who let currupt politician come back to Pakistan??

i am sure the people of Pakistan didn't force Musharraf to do that... he did it to save his own @$$, which ultinately got kicked anyway....

in any case i look forward to see him lecture, collect USD 200,000 and deposit it with the national exchequer. we can start a new topic in PDF and discuss it then...

With such a fertile mind, one wonders who has visited you.!!! ???

Looks like you have been asleep for more than 6 months.

In 2002 when the CROOKS and LOOTERS were barred from the election, everyone said the election was rigged.

This time people wanted true DEMOCASHY, they should not complain now that the have got the government that they voted for

Dear Indian lover, You took a snipe at the Pakistani state to discredit Musharraf, If you dont like Pakistan then you are welcome to leave the forum and never visit Pakistan. Your choice.

Best regards

well they are not making any excuses as yet, they are so busy with other matters....

I am quite surprised at your selective memory ..

No firstly they claimed that previous govt. was involved in wrong doings :-

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p...8-4-2008_pg7_20

Economic situation precarious: Ishaq Dar

* Finance minister says new govt to focus on manufacturing,
agriculture to improve GDP
* Body formed to discuss tax anomalies

By Muhammad Bilal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy is in a precarious situation because of former prime minister Shaukat Aziz’s policies, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told the Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Monday.

He said Aziz should be called back to Pakistan to explain the reasons that led to the situation. Senator Ahmed Ali chaired the meeting, held at the Parliament House.

Dar said the government owed billions of rupees in subsidies and most parliamentarians were not aware of how disturbing the economic indicators were. Revenue generation was stagnant, he said, and the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was among the lowest in the region. He said he would present a report on the state of the economy in parliament.

Manufacturing and
agriculture: He said the new government would focus on manufacturing and agriculture to improve the GDP. The previous government had neglected agriculture, he said, and that was one of the major reasons why economic indicators were negative.

Senator Ahmed Ali said a draft of the budget should be presented to the parliament for debate at least three months before its approval. Dar said input from parliamentarians would be sought in a pre-budget session.

Tax anomalies: Representatives of chambers of commerce and industry gave a number of suggestions for the Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBR). FBR Chairman Abdullah Yousaf said the bureau was open to proposals and would soon begin discussions with stakeholders.

The committee chairman formed a three-member sub-committee consisting of Nisar A Memon, Safdar Abbasi and Haroon Khan to talk to stakeholders and compile a set of recommendations on how to remove double taxation and other tax anomalies. Officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) told the committee that a draft bankruptcy law would be forwarded to the Law Ministry soon.

Committee members Safdar Abbasi and Khalid Soomro demanded a white paper be published on the reasons behind the worsening economy.

yes the truth that Pakistan is now is the hands of thieves ..... hurts all patriotic Pakistanis .....

Lets keep to the topic, don't destroy PDF with flamewars just because of what some strange people (Now a days that would be Zardari) do in the country we all love!