Ayyan Ali will be declared absconder if she fails to appear: court

The customs court gave a final warning to model Ayyan Ali on Tuesday, stating that if she fails to appear before the court in the currency smuggling case, she will be declared an absconder.

According to Express News, the proceedings for the currency smuggling case in Rawalpindi's customs court began but the "Dollar girl" Ayyan failed to appear.



During the hearing, the court upheld her arrest warrant but excused her absence. The judge also made it very clear that if she doesn't appear for the next hearing, it will have dire consequences.

The hearing was adjourned till March 22.

Ayyan Ali was arrested at the Benazir Bhutto International airport while traveling to Dubai on March 14, 2015 for smuggling currency. Proceedings against her have been initiated in the court, where she is not appearing. The courts have issued the warrant for her arrest.