Session Judge Shahrukh Arjumand had written a letter to the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court requesting the transfer of the case after Bushra Bibi's former husband Khawar Manika had voiced objections to Session Judge Shahrukh Arjumand.
IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb announced the verdict after accepting the appeals of Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi against their convictions in the cypher case.
A five-member SC larger bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, includes Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi is hearing the case.
The decision was taken in a Punjab cabinet meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, according to the statement released by the provincial government.
The people who have been acquitted alongside Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan were other prominent PTI leaders Zartaj Gul, Ali Nawaz Awan, Saifullah Niazi, Faisal Javed, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Qasim Suri, Raja Khurram Nawaz, Shireen Mazari, Asad Umar and Awami Muslim League c
Speaking to reporters outside Adiala Jail on Thursday, PTI Secretary General Raoof Hasan spoke about Imran Khan's instructions to his legal team to file three writ petitions in the apex court.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that a million-man march will be held in Peshawar on May 9 after which announcements will be made for other cities as well.