A Karachi court on Friday acquitted Anmol, alias Pinky, in the Anmol Pinky drug case linked to a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) — the police wing that handles terror and related probes — narcotics matter from 2018. The court found the prosecution had not produced enough evidence and ordered her immediate release, provided she is not wanted in any other case.
Some reports describe Friday’s development as clearance in two further matters. The fuller account available here covers a single 2018 CTD narcotics file; that difference is noted and remains unconfirmed beyond those brief claims.
Why the court cleared her
The defence told the court that Anmol had been named largely on the basis of statements attributed to co-accused Ali and Fahmida. Those two co-accused were already acquitted in 2024, counsel said, leaving the prosecution without a secure path to conviction against her. The court agreed that the evidence on record was insufficient and approved her acquittal plea.
Friday’s order, on the detailed account, covers that CTD narcotics file. It does not, on its own, settle every allegation ever linked to her name; release depends on whether other warrants or cases still apply.
Earlier Gizri cases and prior clearances
Before this ruling, she had already been cleared in four other cases. In August, an Additional District and Sessions Court (South) in Karachi approved acquittal pleas in three separate drug-related cases registered at Gizri Police Station. Defence counsel said those cases dated from 2020, 2021 and 2022, and that she had earlier been declared an absconder — someone who fails to appear when required — in all three.
Together, the August decisions and Friday’s CTD outcome form the latest chapter of the Anmol Pinky drug case trail in Karachi, where courts have repeatedly found the state’s evidence wanting.
Timeline: what has happened so far
- 2018: A narcotics case is registered at the CTD police station against Anmol, alias Pinky.
- 2020, 2021 and 2022: Three drug-related cases are registered at Gizri Police Station; she is later declared an absconder in each, according to defence counsel.
- 2024: Co-accused Ali and Fahmida are acquitted, the defence informed the court.
- August: An Additional District and Sessions Court (South) in Karachi acquits her in the three Gizri cases.
- Friday: A Karachi court acquits her in the 2018 CTD narcotics case for lack of evidence and orders release if she is not wanted elsewhere.
Public interest in figures sometimes labelled the cocaine queen Pinky has long outpaced what courts say can be proved. Friday’s judgment again turns on evidence, not reputation.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Karachi ki court ne Anmol Pinky ko CTD ke 2018 ke manshiyat case mein bari kar diya hai. Judge ne kaha ke ilzam sabit karne ke liye kaafi saboot nahi the. Agar kisi aur case mein darkhwast na ho to unhein riha kiya jana hai. Pehle bhi kai cases mein woh bari ho chuki hain.
