ISLAMABAD – The customs court on Tuesday gave a warning to Ayyan Alistating that the model will be declared an absconder if she fails to appearbefore the court in the currency smuggling case.
The proceedings for the case in Rawalpindi’s customs court began despiteAyyan Ali’s absence.
The court upheld her arrest warrant but made it clear that in case she doesnot appear in the next hearing as well, she will be declared an absconder.The hearing was adjourned till March 22.
The model was stopped at Islamabad’s Benazir Bhutto International Airporton March 14, 2015, before reportedly boarding a flight to Dubai.
She was arrested on charges of money laundering after customs officialsrecovered $506,000 from her luggage.