By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Police arrested a woman described as one of the city’s most-wanted drug suppliers early on Tuesday, seizing a pistol, cocaine valued at millions of rupees and other narcotics from her possession after a joint midnight operation in the Garden area, authorities said.
Anmol, also known as Pinki, was accused of running an organised network that supplied cocaine and other deadly narcotics across Karachi, including upscale neighborhoods such as Clifton and the Defence Housing Authority, police said in a statement. Officers from the Garden police station, working with a civilian intelligence agency, took her into custody after she had evaded arrest in multiple cases.
Police said the operation yielded one pistol, cocaine worth millions of rupees, chemicals and other narcotics. They described her operation as extensive, with daily sales reaching hundreds of thousands of rupees. The network allegedly relied on designated riders, including women, to deliver drugs ordered online and to shield the enterprise from law enforcement scrutiny. Customers included students and prominent personalities, according to the statement.
Two first information reports were registered against her under the Sindh Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 2024, and the Sindh Arms Act, 2013. South Deputy Inspector General of Police Syed Asad Raza said Pinki had two brothers who facilitated her activities. Nasir allegedly arranged shipments of narcotics from Punjab to Karachi using female couriers, while Shaukat had previously been arrested by police in Karachi’s Gizri and Saddar stations. Her ex-husband, Rana Nasir, introduced her to the trade and remained involved, Raza said.
Pinki had been living in Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar area for about 18 months. The arrest came amid what police described as a determined effort to dismantle high-level drug trafficking in the port city.
But the case quickly drew attention for reasons unrelated to the charges: Pinki’s court appearance. A video that circulated widely on social media showed the suspect walking through a corridor at the judicial magistrate’s court in southern Karachi without handcuffs, wearing sunglasses and carrying a water bottle. An investigating officer followed behind her. The footage, aired on a private television channel, prompted immediate criticism and official intervention.
Karachi Additional Inspector General of Police Azad Khan took strict notice of the apparent violation of standard operating procedures, demanding a detailed report from the South deputy inspector general and ordering an inquiry to establish accountability. In a statement, his office emphasized that all police personnel are required to follow the law and departmental protocols, adding that negligence would not be tolerated.
Sindh Inspector General of Police Javed Alam Odho also sought a full report from the Karachi AIG. He directed the immediate suspension of the investigating officer and any staff members found responsible and ordered the formation of a committee of senior officers to conduct a transparent investigation. Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar weighed in as well, calling for an immediate report from the Karachi AIG and announcing the formation of a joint investigation team to examine the matter. In a statement, he described the provision of what he termed “protocol” to the accused as unacceptable and demanded explanations from all involved personnel. “Such conduct is unacceptable under any circumstances,” Lanjar said. “Those found negligent should be punished in accordance with the law. No criminal is above the law, and every individual should be treated in accordance with the law. The police uniform is a symbol of public trust.” After the hearing, the judicial magistrate remanded Pinki to jail following arguments from both sides.
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