Justice Shahid Khan, presiding over a single-member bench, accepted the bail petitions of both petitioners under the condition that they furnish two surety bonds each worth PKR 1,00,000.
The PHC through its earlier verdict dashed the PTI's hopes of getting reserved seats as it dismissed the Sunni Ittehad Council's (SIC) petition challenging the ECP's ruling that denied reserved seats to the party.
Peshawar High Court has rejected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government petitions for cancellation of bail granted to three workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in cases regarding May 9 violence in two cantonments in Dir Lower.
Speaking to reporters outside the apex court, Gohar Ali said that they will request the Supreme Court to form a larger bench on the reserved seats matter.
The Peshawar High Court on Thursday dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council's petition challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan's decision to deny reserved seats to the party, Geo News reported.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has termed the oath-taking of Members of the National Assembly on reserved seats "unconstitutional," citing the Peshawar High Court's verdict, The News International reported.
According to the report, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday notified the allocation of reserved seats for women and minorities, which were claimed by PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), to other political parties.
The plea filed by PTI requested the top court to review its decision and restore the decision of the Peshawar High Court, which called the electoral watchdog's decision "invalid" on January 10.
Earlier, Pakistan's Supreme Court revoked the Peshawar High Court (PHC) order reinstating 'bat' as the electoral symbol of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party announced that its candidates would contest elections independently, ARY News reported.
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Tareen said the court's decision should not be linked with the level-playing field for the upcoming general elections.
As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) stands deprived of its iconic 'bat' symbol after the Peshawar High Court order, the party candidates are being allotted other symbols by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), ARY News reported.