ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court is set to hear an appeal today challenging the acquittal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder, Imran Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, in the illegal nikkah case.

According to reports, Bushra Bibi's ex-husband Khawar Maneka filed the appeal. Justice Azam Khan will preside over the hearing. The appeal contests the decision made by an additional sessions judge on July 13, 2024, which acquitted the PTI founder Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi in the case. Khawar Maneka has requested the court to overturn the additional sessions judge's verdict. The initial ruling had cleared both individuals of any wrongdoing in the illegal Nikkah case. Back on July 13, 2024, an Additional District and Sessions Court ordered to release Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the illegal Nikkah case. Additional district and sessions court Judge Muhammad Afzal Majoka pronounced the reserved verdict and declared the trial court verdict null and void. The court accepted ex-PM Imran Khan and Bibi's pleas seeking annulment of conviction in the iddat case. Judge Afzal Majoka ordered the release of Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi if they are not wanted in any other case and also dismissed the medical board's plea.