Anmol alias Pinky sent to jail on judicial remand in narcotics, murder cases

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A police van arrives at Central Jail, where alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky was brought for a court appearance on May 22, 2026. — screengrab from video via author
A police van arrives at Central Jail, where alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky was brought for a court appearance on May 22, 2026. — screengrab from video via author

KARACHI: Alleged drug queenpin Anmol alias Pinky was sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand on Friday in multiple narcotics cases and a murder case.

Anmol was arrested earlier this month in Karachi in connection with two cases pertaining to the possession of narcotics and an unlicenced weapon. She had already been booked in multiple criminal cases prior to her arrest, taking the number of cases active against her to over a dozen.

On Friday, Anmol was brought to the Judicial Complex at Central Jail amid high security.

She was presented before the judicial magistrates concerned upon the completion of her physical remands in cases registered at the Baghdadi, Specialised Investigation Unit (SIU/CIA), Gizri and Darakhshan police stations.

Friday marked the completion of Anmol’s physical remands in a narcotics case and a murder case, as well as separate remands in 10 “old” drug cases.

In all the cases, the prosecution requested further custody of the suspect.

However, she was sent to jail on judicial remand in all cases, while the investigation officers (IOs) were directed to produce a charge-sheet after completing their probe.

Earlier in the day, the South district and sessions judge had accepted the Darakhshan, Gizri, Garden and Defence police’s requests to present Anmol in the Judicial Complex.

Karachi police seek arrest of Anmol’s brothers, ex-husbands

Separately, the South Zone police have sought the Sindh government’s permission to dispatch a police team to Punjab for arresting 15 co-suspects in two cases in which Anmol was arrested.

In a letter dated Thursday, South Zone Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Asad Raza requested Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) Azad Khan to forward the South SP Investigation’s request to the Home Department.

The co-suspects included Anmol’s former husband and “facilitator” Muhammad Akram, another ex-husband and “drug supplier” Nasir Ali Khan, her brother and “manager” Muhammad Nasir Bux, and another brother and “mule” Shaukat Bux.

Beesal Emika alias Anna and Humaira Chinonso Solomon were named as “lynchpins” between Pinky and an international drug cartel.

The list also included nine “drug carriers”, namely Faraz Mehmood Yaqoob, Muhammad Amin Khan Khanju, Ghulam Mustafa Ibrahim, Sajjad Hussain, Zafar Iqbal, Qazi Muhammad Asif, Sohail Mushtaq, Waris Khan and Muhammad Zahid Noor.

Lahore court allows FIR against ex-DSP Muhammad Akram

A Lahore sessions judge had directed the police to register a first information report (FIR) against a former deputy superintendent of police of the Organised Crime Unit, Rana Muhammad Akram, who is reported to be Anmol’s ex-husband.

In an order dated May 20, Judge Iqtidar Ali Khan disposed of a petition filed by stage actress Yasmeen Tabassam, known as Nigar Chaudhry, who had alleged that Akram had “conducted an illegal raid on her house and stolen away her property” worth Rs5.5 million in July 2024.

Noting that the Lahore police stated that Akram retired from police service on Feb 14, 2025, the order read: “It has become clear that police authority has failed to finalise departmental enquiry and to conclude about the guilt or innocence of the accused.”


Additional input by Imtiaz Ali and Asif Chaudhry

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