The officials of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) stopped supermodel Ayyan Ali from flying abroad by stopping her on Karachi airport on Wednesday.
The model, who is facing money laundering charges, had her name struck off Exit Control List (ECL) by the Sindh High Court but was not allowed to board a Dubai-bound flight.
The FIA officials maintained that the Interior Ministry has not sent any notification to the immigration authorities regarding the move so far, therefore they cannot allow her to fly abroad.
The SHC on Tuesday had directed the Interior Ministry to strike the name of model Ayyan off the exit control list by Wednesday and allow her to travel abroad.
Ayyan was arrested on March 14, 2015 at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad while trying to travel abroad carrying foreign currency worth $506,800 without the State Bank of Pakistan’s permission and without any lawful excuse as to why she was taking the money abroad.
The model was granted a bail in July last year after spending four years in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.