Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb granted the bail after a Federal Investigation Agency officer said further interrogation of Ms Bibi was not required.
The notices were issued two days after the ruling coalition government passed the 26th Constitutional Amendment, a process that started Sunday evening and concluded Monday morning (October 21).
Justice Afridi will begin his three-year term on October 26, as per a statement released by the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday. He will be the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan.
Blinken's visit to the region is his 11th since the start of the war in Gaza and his first since Israel-Hezbollah violence escalated to all-out war late last month.
