Super model Ayyan Ali on Thursday approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) again, requesting it to initiate the contempt of court proceedings against the Interior Ministry 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 from the ECL despite the court’s earlier directions. This act from the Interior Ministry is the contempt of the court and proceedings should be initiated against them, she said.
The model was barred to leave the country on Wednesday by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The agency stopped her at the Karachi airport when she was about to fly for Dubai after her name was removed from ECL on the SHC’s directives.
The SHC after several hearings had directed the Interior Ministry to strike Ayyan’s name off the list that restrained her from going out of the country.
Interior Ministry Secretary Arif Ahmed Khan informed the court that the government while complying with its directives had removed Ayyan’s name from the list.
The model was surprised when she arrived at the airport on Wednesday to travel abroad but came to know that her name has been re-inserted in the list. She tried to show the SHC’s order but to no avail.
Citing the interior secretary, FIA and immigration department as 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.