Summary The hearing will be conducted on Monday.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) on Friday accepted Ayyan Ali’s contempt of court plea against the Interior Ministry for hearing.
The hearing will be conducted on Monday.
The model’s councel Latif Khosa had filed a contempt of court plea in the SC against Interior Ministry and authorities concerned for not omitting her name from Exit Control List (ECL).
The plea highlights the recent verdict given by the Supreme Court in the currency smuggling case. The court had allowed foreign tours to the supermodel.
The model had cited mother’s illness and business commitments reasons for urgency in the matter.
Ayyan had stated in her plea then that the Constitution of Pakistan gave freedom of transportation to every citizen and no action could be taken without following legal procedure in this regard.
Interior Secretary, Additional Secretary and Jinnah terminal’s in-charge have been declared a party in the case.
Last week, Supreme Court had rejected Interior Ministry’s and customs authorities’ pleas challenging Sindh High Court’s (SHC) decision.
Ayyan Ali was booked in March last year at Islamabad’s Benazir International Airport for attempt to smuggle US $506,800 to United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Airport Security Force (ASF) had apprehended Ali before she allegedly boarded a private airline’s flight.
After almost nine months of her arrest, the model was indicted in the currency smuggling case but she pleaded not guilty to the charges.
