Money Laundering Case: Ayyan to be indicted on Aug 21

RAWALPINDI: A local court has fixed August 21 for indicting model Ayyan Ali in the money laundering case. Ali, who has been granted bail, appeared before the court on Monday amid tight personal security. Banking Court Judge Sabir Sultan took up the money smuggling case as the Customs, Anti Smuggling and Taxation Court Special Judge Rana Aftab Ahmed Khan is on official leave. Advocate Latif Khosa requested the court to extend the hearing, saying his client had to come from Karachi and it would be difficult for her to appear after short intervals. On this, the judge adjourned the hearing till August 21. Meanwhile, the anti-terrorism court-I has extended hearing of the Benazir Bhutto murder case till August 26. During the hearing held at Adaila Jail, Javedur Rehman, the premier’s driver on the day of her assassination, appeared before the court but his statement could not be recorded.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 28^th, 2015.