Tuesday, September 19 2006 17:19 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, currently touring the United States, is all set for a high-profile launch of his autobiography in New York on September 25.

Musharraf, who arrived in New York from Havana on Sunday soon after his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the margins of the NAM summit in the Cuban capital, was approached by the Pakistani media for an advanced copy of his book but he told them they have to wait till it is launched.

Keeping up with his commando image, the title of Musharraf's autobiography was borrowed from the Clint Eastwood Hollywood movie 'In Line with Fire.' Ahead of the book's launch, the author is scheduled to make appearances on some of the most watched TV shows in America.

Musharraf will be interviewed on NBC. The President will also make an appearance on Comedy Central's Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Pakistani newspaper 'Daily Times' reported. He will also be interviewed on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, which is heard through local affiliates around the country.

The book for which Musharraf reportedly received a million dollars as advance is being published by New York- based publisher Simon and Schuster and is scheduled to be launched at a function attended among others by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

Musharraf would be the first serving Pakistani Army Chief and President to publish his autobiography. Such a venture was attempted by the previous military ruler Ayub Khan but only after he was unseated from power.