The National Assembly has put a halt to a proposal aiming to raise the number of judges in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. During a recent session chaired by Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani, Senator Abdul Qadir presented the motion, citing the backlog of cases in the Supreme Court due to a shortage of judges. There was speculation that the intention behind the proposal was to provide a majority to a specific camp within the government.
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Additionally, discussions during the session covered concerns about a corporate farming initiative and the allocation of land. Other motions proposed included amendments to the Constitution and laws related to dual nationality and contempt of court. Furthermore, a bill seeking to increase the number of Supreme Court judges was introduced by PML-N’s Daniyal Chaudhry but was postponed for further consideration.
