The National Assembly on Monday approved a bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges shortly after it was presented amid the outcry of the opposition.
The National Assembly session began over two hours late under the chairmanship of Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.
Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presented a motion to suspend the question hour, which was approved. The opposition strongly opposed the motion, chanting “no, no” in the assembly.
During the session, the Law Minister introduced the Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance and presented a bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges, stating that the judge count is being raised to 34.
He explained that additional judges are required for the constitutional court and to reduce the backlog of pending cases.
The law minister also presented the Islamabad High Court Amendment Bill.
