Alleged drug trafficker ‘Pinky’ tells court she was forced to name others

KARACHI: Alleged drug trafficker Anmol alias “Pinky” was presented in a Karachi court where she told a magistrate that she had been tortured, falsely implicated and forced to name other individuals during interrogation.

The suspect was produced before a judicial magistrate in Karachi’s South district by police for a hearing related to narcotics and other cases, where investigators sought an extension of her physical remand.

During the proceedings, Pinky told the court she had been subjected to abuse and held in custody for an extended period before being formally handed over to police.

“I have been beaten. False cases have been registered against me. I have been treated unjustly,” she said in the court.

The magistrate intervened during her statement, advising her to remain calm and drink water, telling her that she was in a court where she would not be harassed.

Responding to the judge’s questions, the suspect said that she had been detained for about 20 days and alleged that drugs had been planted on her.

“They put bags of drugs on me,” she claimed, adding that she was brought by several individuals in a vehicle and handed over to police days later.

She further alleged that she was being pressured to name individuals suggested by investigators.

“They are telling me to take the names they are giving me,” she said.

The court observed that no confessional statement was being recorded at this stage and directed officials to produce prior judicial orders for review.

The magistrate also asked the investigating officer about the progress of the probe and whether the suspect’s medical condition had been assessed.

The investigating officer told the court that multiple cases had been registered against the suspect and that narcotics were recovered based on her alleged identification.

He further said that she had recently been arrested after a long period and that investigations were ongoing in several cases.

The court reserved its ruling on the police request for extension of physical remand and said it would announce its decision later.

During the hearing, the magistrate also directed that all nominated suspects in the case be produced before the court.

The magistrate also asked about financial transactions linked to the suspect, to which the investigating officer responded that bank accounts showed transactions worth around Rs300 million.

Police also told the court that further investigations were under way into alleged links with multiple individuals and possible drug distribution networks.

The case is part of a broader investigation into alleged narcotics trafficking in Karachi involving multiple suspects and ongoing raids across the city.

Earlier, Karachi police recommended placing four individuals linked to alleged drug trafficker “Pinky” on Pakistan’s Provisional National Identification List (PNIL), as authorities widen an investigation into a sprawling narcotics network operating across multiple cities in Pakistan and internationally.

According to sources, Karachi South Zone have police sent a letter to the authorities concerned seeking restrictions on foreign travel of four individuals believed to be connected to the case.

According to sources, authorities have sought travel bans on Pinky’s two former husbands, identified as Nasir Ali and police officer Akram, as well as her brothers, Nasir and Shaukat Bakhsh.