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A Karachi court on Thursday acquitted Anmol alias Pinky in three drug cases registered at the Gizri police station after the prosecution failed to present evidence against her.
The Additional District and Sessions Court South approved Pinky’s acquittal pleas in all three cases. Her lawyer, Anam Kausar, appeared before the court.
During the hearing, the defence counsel told the court that the co-accused in the cases had already been acquitted.
According to the defence, Ali and Fahmida were acquitted in 2024, while Pinky had been implicated in the cases on the basis of statements allegedly made by the co-accused.
The lawyer argued that since the co-accused had already been acquitted, there was no reasonable prospect of conviction in the cases against Pinky.
After hearing the arguments, the court approved her acquittal pleas in the remaining two cases as well.
The court ordered that Pinky be released if she was not wanted or nominated in any other case.
The three cases were registered at Gizri police station in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Anmol alias Pinky was arrested on May 12, 2026, during a joint operation by police and a federal intelligence agency in Karachi’s Garden area.
Police said around 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, a 9mm pistol and chemicals allegedly used in cocaine production were recovered from her possession.
Following her arrest, police also showed her arrest in several previously registered cases.
Authorities initially said 20 cases had been registered against her in Sindh and three in Lahore. However, a subsequent investigation and different charge sheets put the total number of cases at 21.
Police and investigators have accused Pinky of involvement in drug trafficking and allegedly running an organised drug network. The cases against her have included charges under drug laws as well as allegations involving illegal weapons, attempted murder and murder.
Police have also claimed that her alleged network extended beyond Karachi and involved several facilitators.
Authorities said they investigated her contacts, bank transactions and alleged drug supply network. These allegations, however, remain subject to judicial determination.
Despite her acquittal in the three Gizri cases, Pinky continues to face proceedings in other cases.
A drug case registered at Garden police station remains among the significant cases against her. In June, courts also heard bail pleas filed by alleged facilitators whom police accused of collecting money for Pinky and assisting her alleged drug network.
There was also recent progress in a murder case registered at Baghdadi police station. On August 5, the Judicial Magistrate South approved the police’s final charge sheet.
Police changed the murder charge in that case to one relating to death caused by an act. Investigators said an unidentified body had been found with a box bearing Pinky’s name. However, a chemical examination report from the University of Karachi attributed the death to drug intoxication, following which the murder charge was dropped.
An interim charge sheet submitted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in July stated that 21 cases had been registered against Pinky.
According to the charge sheet, police recovered hashish and cocaine from suspects in one case, who allegedly disclosed during interrogation that they were linked to Pinky’s purported drug supply network.
Police said Pinky, who was in jail, was also questioned during the investigation. The charge sheet included allegations describing her as the alleged head of a drug network.
The allegations and investigative claims have yet to be proven in court.
In six cases, copies of the charge sheets and witness statements were provided to Pinky in jail, after which the Judicial Magistrate South had fixed July 25 for framing of charges.
The latest court ruling therefore acquits Pinky in three Gizri drug cases but does not conclude the legal proceedings against her. Several other cases remain at different stages, including drug-related cases and the case in which the nature of the alleged offence was recently changed following the chemical examination report.
