(CNN) -- In his first address since returning to Pakistan from self-exile, former President Pervez Musharraf declared his intention to run for office, saying he defied risks to "save" the country. Musharraf landed in Karachi on Sunday after more than four years in exile. He faces criminal charges, and the Taliban have vowed to unleash a "death squad" to assassinate him. However, he said, he does not plan to flee again. "I have put my life in danger and have come to Pakistan -- to you to be the savior of this country," he said at the airport. "I have come to save Pakistan."
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NEW: Musharraf vows to remain in Pakistan
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He plans to lead his party in elections
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He's been in self-imposed exile since resigning as president in 2008
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Pakistani authorities have vowed to arrest him on return; Taliban threaten to kill him
Last week, @placeholder marked the first time a democratically elected government has served a full five-year term in the country's 65-year history.