KARACHI: A court on Tuesday remanded suspected cocaine dealer Anmol alias Pinky in police custody for three more days in connection with her involvement in various drug cases.

She was brought to the Judicial Complex inside the Karachi central prison amid tight security. Media was barred from entering the complex.

The investigating officers of around 10 old drug cases in which suspect Pinky was declared proclaimed offender filed two separate applications before District and Sessions Judge (South) Zahoor Ahmed Hakro, seeking permission to produce her in court at the judicial complex inside the prison due to security concerns.

The court allowed the applications and directed the area judicial magistrates to conduct proceedings regarding the suspect’s remand inside prison only for today.

At KCCI event, IGP defends strict security for alleged drug ‘queenpin’; says someone can harm her to derail investigations

However, when reporters reached the central prison to witness the court proceeding, police personnel barred them from entering the premises, saying they had received orders from “higher authorities” to restrict the entry of the media.

Pinky was brought in a convoy comprising six police mobiles and a prison vehicle. Police personnel deployed outside the prison for security were also seen checking each vehicle and asking if any media personnel were present in any of the police mobile vans.

Later, court staffers told Dawn that the IOs produced the suspect before Judicial Magistrate Kalsoom Mustafa and JM Aasim Aslam.

During the proceedings, prosecutor Abbasi submitted that police required the suspect’s remand to interrogate her regarding the source of supply, her network and to obtain information about her financial transactions as well as her modus operandi in drug trafficking.

The defence counsel moved an application, claiming maltreatment at the hands of police regarding the suspect. Upon the defence’s request, Judge Aslam directed the IO concerned to “treat the accused in accordance with the law”. After hearing all sides, the both magistrates remanded the suspect in police custody for three days in 10 old drug cases and directed both IOs to produce her before the court along with a progress report at the next hearing.

IGP vows transparency in cases against Pinky

Inspector General of Police Javed Alam Odho on Tuesday vowed transparency in investigations into the Pinky case, noting that the probes stretched across multiple “domains”, Dawn.com reported.

Responding to media queries at an event held at the Karachi Chambers of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), he said multiple agencies were involved in probing her alleged criminal activities.

“There are now different institutions involved […] so there will be transparency, and secondly, each [authority] will work under its domain,” he affirmed.

Speaking about Pinky’s allegedly selling drugs using “cyberspace”, the IGP said the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) was now “a part of our team” as well as “sensitive federal institutions”.

Addressing the strict security during her court appearances, he emphasised that the police were keeping several “risks” in mind.

“The nature of her business is such that there is a risk of many names emerging. One risk is that someone can harm her, so [investigations] do not proceed ahead,” he said.

During his media talk, the Sindh IG also emphasised that the police were “separating” drug users, from whom narcotics were recovered, and suppliers, who were buying drugs in bulk and circulating them ahead.

He said that the latter were “more dangerous because they are also acting as suppliers and have a role in ruining society”.

“We will not let them go under any circumstances,” he vowed.

Published in Dawn, May 20th, 2026