Pakistan, Jan. 16 -- The proceedings of the National Assembly were Tuesday disrupted by the opposition parties over voting on a bill moved by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) legislator Aliya Kamran.

The bill seeks an increase in the number of judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from six to 10, and a quota accommodating all the provinces on the IHC benches.

Parliamentary Secretary for Law Maleeka Bokhari opposed the Islamabad High Court Act 2010 [The Islamabad High Court (Amendment) Bill 2019], but Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri held a verbal vote and subsequently rejected the bill after it appeared to have been voted against by the majority.

Initially, the bill was rejected by routine manner like 'Yes' and 'No'. But mover of the bill...