Tribute to Major Asad of Pakistan Army

Pakistan Army is passing through a defficult phase…he has to fight insurgency in his the northern province of Pakhtunkhwa…Its a war of our own…to fight the people challenging our integrity…we are facing a multi faced challenge nowadays…The non stop missile attacks from the US Forces…and the terrorist attacks on the security forces as well as the Civilians…both are targeting our security forces in two different ways…US Forces and These militants have the same agenda…DESTABILIZING Pakistan…
It is required from all the political forces and organizations…to support Pakistan Army morally as the war can not be won without our support to our forces…
Major Asad was martyred in a clash with the terrorists in Bajaur Operation…We appreciate our brave soldiers fighting for us…and shared the regrets with their family…Abdul Akbar Khan sb and all who belongs to our heroes families

The President Musharrf’s Impeachment(1)

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday agreed in principle to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, provided that all coalition partners assured their support for this endeavour……

Political Analysts and media Anchorocracy is discussing it.Almost all the players of the political game in Pakistan have issued thier statment regarding the issue.President Musharraf cancels trip to China as impeachment looms..He is in discussion with his advisors…

The Question came in my mind….What is Impeachment???????????????????

I studied on it and am sharing what I have understood of it.

A typical misconception is to confuse it with involuntary removal from office; in fact, it is only a legal statement of charges, paralleling an indictment in criminal law. An official who is impeached faces a second legislative vote (whether by the same body or another), which determines conviction, or failure to convict, on the charges embodied by the impeachment. Most constitutions require a supermajority to convict. The word “impeachment” derives from Latin roots expressing the idea of becoming caught or entrapped, and has analogues in the modern French verb empêcher (to prevent) and the modern English impede. Medieval popular etymology also associated it (wrongly) with derivations from the Latin impetere (to attack). (In its more frequent and more technical usage, impeachment of a person in the role of a witness is the act challenging the honesty or credibility of that person.)

Constitution of Pakistan Quotes….

47. Removal [22][or impeachment] of President.
[22A](1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Constitution, the President may, in accordance with the provisions of this Article, be removed from office on the ground of physical or mental incapacity or impeached on a charge of violating the Constitution or gross misconduct.
(2) Not less than one-half of the total membership of either House may give to the Speaker of the National Assembly or, as the case may be, the Chairman written notice of its intention to move a resolution for the removal of, or, as the case may be, to impeach, the President; and such notice shall set out the particulars of his incapacity or of the charge against him.]
(3) If a notice under clause (2) is received by the Chairman, he shall transmit it forthwith to the Speaker.
(4) The Speaker shall, within three days of the receipt of a notice under clause (2) or clause (3), cause a copy of the notice to be transmitted to the President.
(5) The Speaker shall summon the two Houses to meet in a joint sitting not earlier than seven days and not later than fourteen days after the receipt of the notice by him.
(6) The joint sitting may investigate or cause to be investigated the ground or the charge upon which the notice is founded.
(7) The President shall have the right to appear and be represented during the investigation, if any, and before the joint sitting.
(8)If, after consideration of the result of the investigation, if any, a resolution is passed at the joint sitting by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of [23][Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] declaring that the President is unfit to hold the office due to incapacity or is guilty of violating the Constitution or of gross misconduct, the President shall cease to hold office immediately on the passing of the resolution.