Summary The accused was formally convicted in December 2015
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered authorities to expunge supermodel Ayyan Ali’s name from Exit Control List (ECL) in currency smuggling case, Dunya News reported Monday.
The accused had approached the Sindh High Court seeking removal of her name from the list and permission to travel abroad.
Ali had maintained in her petition that her mother is severely ill and she also is bearing losses in business matters. However, Attorney General requested the court to grant ten-day time in the matter.
The court entertained the request and delayed implementation on its order pertaining to removal of Ali’s name from ECL by ten days.
Earlier in December, special court of customs, excise and taxation had approved Ayyan Ali’s surety bonds worth Rs 2 million to return her passport which was confiscated after her arrest.
However, the accused was formally convicted before that.
During the hearing that indicted her, the court had maintained that Ali’s passport is an important documentary evidence in the currency smuggling case.
Whereas, counsel of the defendant, Khurram Latif Khosa told the court that the passport is Ali’s "bread and butter" as she frequently travels abroad for modeling contracts.
