A Customs court on Saturday extended for 14 days the judicial remand of supermodel Ayyan Ali, who was arrested on March 14 from Benazir Bhutto International Airport for attempting to fly to Dubai with over $0.5 million.
After the termination of her earlier 14-day judicial demand at Adiala jail, Ayyan arrived at the hearing which was presided by Justice Mumtaz Hussain Chaudhry. Ayyan was clad in a burqa and a face veil when she arrived at the court amid tight security.
Her lawyer Khurram Latif Khosa presented before the court documentary evidence showing that she acquired the money from her property dealer Mumtaz, who according to her materialised the deal of five files of her properties. The Customs officials requested the court for an extension in Ayyan’s judicial remand, following which the judge extended her remand for 14 days and ordered her appearance in the court on April 11.
Ayyan’s lawyers also requested the court to assign her a class B ‘VIP’ inmate status which would entitle her to several privileges. They argued that class B status was Ayyan’s right because she was an educated personality and a “graduate”. Customs officials opposed her lawyer’s request by maintaining that any inmate arrested in a case of money-laundering cannot be granted class B status. The court deemed correct the objection of customs officials and rejected Ayyan’s plea to be granted class B status.
AYYAN’S FATHER SHOT AND INJURED:
Meanwhile, Ayyan’s estranged father Raja Hafeez was shot and injured in the arm by an unidentified person when he was on his way to the court to meet his daughter.
Speaking to reporters after becoming stable, Raja Hafeez said he has nominated Rehman Malik’s brother, Khalid Malik in the FIR pertaining to the shooting incident. He claimed that he had been receiving threats over the past few weeks.
