a pakistani supermodel has been charged with money laundering offences after she was caught carrying over half a million dollars in islamabad airport 21 year old ayyan ali   who has modeled everything from mobile phones to ice cream   was jailed after a staggering amount of money was discovered in her carry on bag, the guardian reports she was charged with attempting to illegally transport more than the legal $10,000 cash limit out of the country on march 14   and has been in a rawalpindi prison since ali was last seen in public wearing an 'uncharacteristic' black burka outside court as a horde of fellow models gathered nearby scroll down for video  illegal: the staggering amount of cash found on ali is way more than the $10,000 it is legally allowed to fly out of the country with  arrested: pakistani supermodel ayyan ali (pictured) has been in jail since march 14, when she caught with over $500,000 in her carry on bag in islamabad airport  found out: ali was caught with the money in the vip departure lounge of benazir bhutto international airport (file photo) in recent years she has been one of the most famous models at pakistan fashion week which has been described as a 'three day extravaganza' a former model turned public relations guru says the country's fashionista circles can talk about nothing else frieha altaf added: 'some are unkind because they are jealous – everyone b*****s about the beautiful people' ever since she was caught in the vip departure lounge of benazir bhutto international airport, she has been housed in adiala which is the central prison of the garrison city rawalpindi officials there have denied claims she is receiving special privileges because of her celebrity status with one officer saying private cells are only made available for government officials and the 'highly educated' she has been denied bail to the outrage of her lawyer who said: 'all agencies have interrogated her and she is no more required for any purpose whatsoever sardar ishaq added: 'she is living with ordinary criminals – ladies involved in murder cases it will ruin her life' many in pakistan's fashion world think she was manipulated into carrying the money   including the 'grand dame' of the country's blossoming industry unfair: ali's lawyers say she had yet to check in and was going to hand the money over to her brother before flying  victim? they claim ali   who has modeled everything from mobile phones to ice cream   is being targeted because of her celebrity status  anger: 'we respect so called intellectuals but why don't we respect in this society people who are promoting our culture?' one of her lawyers asked furiously  maheen khan said: 'my first reaction was there goes one more girl a lot of these girls come from very protected families and can be very naive i think of her as a victim' suspicions peaked when she reportedly told a customs court that she was given the money from a businessman with connections in pakistan's politics khurram latif khosa   one of the lawyers working on ali's case   said the money came from a legitimate property sale and the model had no intention of taking it out of the country he claims she had yet to check into her flight was waiting in the lounge for her brother who was was going to take the cash to karachi khosa says ali is being unfairly treated by the press and courts because of her position as one of the country's most glamorous and well known personalities gossip: a former model turned public relations guru says the country's fashionista circles can talk about nothing but the supermodel's arrest  high profile: officials at the adiala prison where she is being kept have denied claims she is receiving special privileges  he said: 'we respect religious scholars, we respect so called intellectuals but why don't we respect in this society people who are promoting our culture? 'she is a cultural ambassador projecting an image of pakistan which is liberal, progressive and can compete with anyone in the world' pr powerhouse altaf believes ali has the strength to recover from the ordeal, saying: 'it takes guts as well as beauty to stand up and be a model in this country 'you have to have the strength to resist the pressure that comes from society, the social stigma, the questions people always have about you'
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