ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Former MNA Liaquat Baloch and eight lawyers were released from Adiala Jail after their detention order was withdrawn by the capital city administration on Thursday evening.

Scores of leaders and activists of political parties, lawyers and representatives of civil society had been arrested after the imposition of emergency rule. However, majority of them have been released in separate phases.

MNA Baloch was released at around 5:15pm. The other released persons were advocates Jehanzeb Khan Jadoon, Amjad Ali, Abdul Rasheed, Abdul Sattar, Abdul Waheed, Khurram Bhatti, Ijaz and Israr.

Supreme Court Bar Association president Aitzaz Ahsan along with two bar members - Ghulam Nabi Bhatti and Amin Javad - is still detained in the jail.

Sources said Mr Ahsan could be shifted to his residence at F-7, which is likely to be declared as a sub-jail, in the next few days.