Ayyan Ali’s name removed from ECL
February 22, 2017
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Interior on Wednesday issued an official notification, striking off the name of supermodel Ayyan Ali from the Exit Control List.
The Interior Ministry forwarded the official notification to the Federal Investigation Agency, ISI, Military Intelligence, Intelligence Bureau and all concerned departments.
According to the notification issued by Interior Ministry’s official Qalandar Khan, Ayyan’s name has been removed in accordance with the Supreme Court’s verdict of January 30, 2017.
According to the apex court’s verdict, model Ayyan Ali had been allowed to travel abroad. The SC had upheld the earlier verdict of the Sindh High Court (SHC), which had announced the decision to remove Ali’s name from the ECL, on January 19.
In its decision, the SHC had stated the interior ministry had put Ali’s name in the ECL with mala fide intentions.
In November 2015, Ali pleaded guilty when she was indicted for attempting to smuggle more than half a million dollars in cash out of the country.
She was stopped at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airport on March 14, 2015 before reportedly boarding a flight to Dubai. She was arrested on charges of money laundering after customs officials recovered $506,000 from her luggage.
