ISLAMABAD: After directions from the Supreme Court, the government removed super model Ayyan Ali’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL), but again reversed its decision by putting her name in the ECL.
Sources informed Customs Today that Collector Dr Arsalan Subuctageen and the secretary interior submitted relevant documents in Supreme Court. According to these documents, the government removed the name of Ayyan Ali from the ECL after instructions from Supreme Court. But later on collectorate of customs approached the Ministry of Interior in which they referred a court judgement against Ayyan Ali. After examining the judgement, the Ministry of Interior again placed her name in the ECL.
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Sources said that the government implemented court orders by removing Ayyan Ali name from ECL to avoid contempt of court proceedings. But it used a legal way to put her name in the ECL again. Assistant Collector Tahir Iqbal told Customs Today that the Customs Department has solid proof that Customs Adjudication had imposed a penalty of Rs 50 million on Ayyan Ali.
He said that the Ministry of Interior was informed that she had to pay the fine imposed on her by the Customs Adjudication and she might not return to the country once she went abroad. After examining the application, the Ministry of Interior decided to put her name in the ECL again.
