- LHC had rejected Imran Khan’s bail request in eight May 9 cases.
- Three-member bench hears Khan’s appeal against LHC verdict.
- CJP Yahya Afridi announces oral verdict accepting ex-PM’s pleas.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday approved Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s bail pleas in eight May 9 cases.
The verdict was announced by a three-member bench — led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi and comprising Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Muhammad Shafi — which heard the PTI founder’s plea against the rejection of his bail by the Lahore High Court.