Adil Najam
Just got hold of a list of major media appearances that Gen. Pervez Musharraf will be making as part of his book tour to promote In The Line of Fire: A Memoir. The book is publsihed by Simon and Schuster which will be handing much of the book tour, although it is clear that he will be asked about and will speak about much more than just the book.
(BTW, there is also a White House meeting with President Bush on Friday; so Gen. Musharraf will remain busy).
ATP had alreday written about the general’s appearance on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, and we have a ccurrently ongoing ATP Poll on Grading Gen. Musharraf’s Performance in office. I am sure there will be other appearances too, but here is a list of the key ones.
Sept. 24: 60 Minutes
Sept. 25: NBC’s Today Show
Sept. 26: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Sept. 27: NPR’s Morning Edition
Oct. 1: NBC’s Meet The Press
Although there are always surprises, those familiar with the US media landscape would agree that one could express the toughest questions on Meet The Press with Tim Russert and The Dialy Show with Jon Stewart. The Today Show and Morning Edition appearances are more likely to focus on the ‘softer’ and more personal questions. 60 Minutes can go eitehr way, depending on who is interviewing him, but is likely to be a mix of personal and political issues.
Also heard on the internet that the ghost writer for the book is Humayun Gauhar. I am not at all sure if this is true or not. If this is, in fact, true that would be something. Humayun Gauhar is another ‘PR maven’, and son of Ayub Khan’s media guru, Altaf Gauhar. Reportedly, Ayub Khan’s biography, Friends, Not Masters, was ghost-written by Altaf Gauhar.
If true, the coincidence and the connection would be just a little too perfect. Which is why I remain skeptical about the authenticity of this rumor. Readers, does anyone have a sense if this is true or not?
Video clips (in three parts) of Bush-Musharraf press conference at the White House on Sept. 22:
As I mentioned in another thread I think this is quite embarrassing to have Musharraf going around on state expense and promoting a book which is revealing inside details regarding issues that are still fluid….
To outsiders this is unserstandably quite baffling.
Here is a link to one such discussion:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/ne ws/2006/09/26/umush.xml
(Click on the link for the audio and listen to the conversation between the journalists).
Loking this web sites
[quote comment=”3051″]How can Musharraf allow himself to be grilled by foreign journalists and media and not allow similar freedoms to local countrymen.
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We have 45 plus channels in the country!! what more do you want? how is government responsible for every kidnapping / killing when there are people against governemt not willing to be exposed at any cost
About the power issue. This is called growth when the demand is increasing expoenetially and we don’t have enough electricity.
ou growth is between 6-8% every year.
common man can afford cars, split acs, and anything now more easily than ever before.
patexpat, can you please stop whinning and bitchin and bring in some positive critisism…..
reminds me of those people who can never be satisfied… have you been to pakistan lately?
can you look at things with a bit of optimism?
can you give us time to revive from the mistakes and bad leadership of 30 odd years?
I don’t want to debate due to lack of time but please think about the things I said.
GREAT EFFORT GUYS
Please support his book at amazon.com as some jealous people are bashing the President’s book.
For those in the US, Musharraf being interviewed on Charlie Rose (PBS) now.