After announcement of the eagerly-awaited verdict, Maryam Nawaz in her Tweets said that the apex court's verdict to form a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) for further probe had spelled out a defeat for the petitioners.

She praised Allah Almighty and extended her felicitations to the prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) over the court verdict.

"Mubarik ! Wazir-e-Azam Nawaz Sharif ..... Alhamdolillah-e- Rab-al-Aalameen," she tweeted.

"Praise & glory be to Allah alone. Shukrana & Mubariks," she said.