Karachi Court Acquits Anmol ‘Pinky’ in Three Narcotics Cases
A Karachi sessions court on Thursday acquitted alleged drug figure Anmol, widely known as Pinky, in three narcotics cases registered at the Gizri police station, marking a significant development in a criminal matter that had already drawn major public and social media attention.
The cases dated back to 2020, 2021 and 2022, and Anmol had earlier been declared an absconder in connection with them. Her acquittal pleas were taken up by Additional District and Sessions Judge South Irshad Hussain, who heard arguments related to the evidentiary basis of the prosecution’s claims.
The defence argued that the cases against Anmol largely rested on statements attributed to co-accused persons. Her lawyer maintained that those co-accused had already been acquitted, weakening the legal foundation for continuing proceedings against her in the three Gizri police station cases.
During the hearing, the defence position was that once the individuals whose statements allegedly linked Anmol to the narcotics cases had been cleared, there was no sustainable basis left for a conviction. The court accepted the acquittal pleas, bringing those three cases to a close at the trial-court level.
According to case material referred to in the proceedings, Anmol was named in at least one of the cases after two arrested suspects allegedly claimed that she had supplied narcotics to them. The court’s decision indicates that such material was not considered sufficient to proceed toward conviction after related accused persons were acquitted.
Anmol’s name had surfaced repeatedly in Karachi’s criminal justice reporting after a supplementary charge sheet submitted by the Counter-Terrorism Department last month stated that more than a dozen cases were registered against her. She was also arrested in May in connection with separate cases at the Garden police station involving alleged drug possession and an unlicensed weapon.
The case became viral after footage of Anmol being escorted to court without handcuffs circulated widely on social media, triggering public debate about police handling, courtroom security and the treatment of suspects in high-profile criminal cases. Since then, her appearances have generally taken place under heavy police presence.
Anmol has also alleged during court appearances that police were pressuring her to name politicians and influential individuals. Those claims added another layer of controversy to the case, raising questions about whether the investigation was limited to narcotics allegations or had become linked to wider claims involving political and criminal networks.
For Pakistan’s justice system, the case highlights the importance of evidence quality in narcotics prosecutions. Public attention, viral videos and police claims may shape public opinion, but courts require legally admissible evidence that can survive scrutiny, especially when prosecution theories rely heavily on statements of other accused persons.
The acquittal does not automatically resolve all legal matters involving Anmol, as separate cases and previous allegations may still remain subject to their own proceedings. The next stage will depend on whether prosecutors challenge the acquittal or focus on other pending cases, while the public debate around police procedure and courtroom accountability is likely to continue.