KARACHI: Super model Ayyan Ali on Thursday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) yet again requesting the court to initiate court’s contempt proceedings against the Ministry of Interior for not removing her name from the Exit Control List (ECL) despite the court’s order.
The petitioner submitted that her name was not removed yet from the ECL despite the court’s directions. This act of the ministry is the contempt of the court and proceedings should be initiated against them.
The model was barred from leaving the country on Wednesday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The agency had stopped her when she was about to fly for Dubai after her name was removed from the ECL on the SHC’s directives.
The SHC had directed the Interior Ministry to strike Ayyan’s name off the list that restrains her from going out of the country after several hearings. The court was informed by the Secretary of Interior Arif Ahmed Khan that the government, while complying with its directives, has removed Ayyan’s name from the list.
The model got surprised when she approached Karachi airport on Wednesday to travel abroad but came to know that her name has been re-inserted in the list. She kept the SHC’s order in hand and was showing to counter but to no avail.
Citing interior secretary, FIA and Immigration Department as the respondents, Ayyan requested the court to initiate the contempt of court’s proceedings against them.
Earlier, she had also filed the contempt plea against the federal government but it was disposed of by the government on assurance that its directives will be complied with.
