KARACHI: Anmol alias Pinky, 31, an alleged cocaine queenpin arrested by police in Karachi, is ‘clever and street-smart’ because she did not hire anyone on a permanent basis in her narcotics trade, South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Asad Raza said on Saturday.
DIG Asad told Dawn that the accused Pinky’s associates supplied cocaine to customers through a network of 35 riders across the country.
“She started her own network in Lahore after ending a 10-year marriage with her husband, Rana Nasir, who was also an alleged drug dealer, accusing him of domestic violence,” the senior police official said.
He added that around nine or ten riders working for the accused had been arrested in Karachi’s Clifton and Defence areas.
“The accused hired lawyers and paid them fees to pursue the cases of the arrested riders. In addition, she remained in contact with different police officers,” DIG Asad said.
According to details shared by South DIG, Anmol told investigators that she had wanted to become a model since childhood, but her family had opposed her dream.
“To pursue her dream, one day she took a large amount of cash and gold ornaments from an apartment on Abul Hasan Isphahani Road. She informed her mother and moved from Karachi to Lahore in 2008 after having studied up to class 8,” he said.
Since she had no residence or relatives there, the DIG said, Anmol met a family who offered her a room on rent for Rs5,000 per month, where she stayed for one and a half years.
“In the meantime, she continued her efforts to work in films. She met a film producer who took her to different film shootings, but she could not get work in films. She also used to attend different parties with the producer and one day at a party in Lahore’s Defence area, she met Rana Nasir, who, according to her, appeared to be a wealthy man. She developed a friendship with him,” the official said.
“After eight to nine months of friendship, she married Rana Nasir at the age of 14 and started living in Defence, Lahore.”
During this time, DIG Raza said Anmol learnt that Nasir was an “international drug dealer”, who also allegedly used her several times for the supply of drugs and cash recovery.
“Rana Nasir also provided a Ufone SIM to her and opened an account with a foreign bank. He also arranged driving training and provided her with a car,” he said, adding, “The SIM and the bank account were used for narcotics trade.”
“Foreigners, particularly Nigerians, used to visit Rana Nasir’s home in Defence. They used to bring drugs to the house. Rana Nasir, as part of a well-planned strategy, used to hide the drugs to avoid arrest.”
Initially, the senior police official said, Anmol started supplying drugs along with her husband in Lahore, and later the husband started using her SIM to operate a network in Karachi as well, where she remained in touch with buyers.
Anmol told interrogators that her former husband, Nasir, used to purchase cocaine from Nigerians. Subsequently, he mixed chemicals to increase the quantity.
Later, DIG Asad said Nasir asked his three friends, who hired several riders to supply drugs to customers.
“Rana Nasir originally hailed from Gujranwala.”
Anmol said she witnessed the mixing of chemicals in cocaine and learnt the process. “On the directions of Rana Nasir, she also collected drugs from his friend Bobby several times.”
“Rana Nasir used her as a drug courier to supply consignments of drugs and recover payments from customers,” DIG South elaborated.
The senior police official further said some foreigners, particularly Nigerians, had been living in Nishtar Colony, Lahore.
“They were allegedly affiliated with drug cartels. They had married local women over the past five to ten years. They posed as clothes merchants but, under the guise of a textile business, they were supplying narcotics.”
After several months of marriage, the senior police official said Nasir started physically abusing Anmol.
“The couple did not have any children. After 10 years of marriage, she separated from Rana Nasir due to domestic violence and returned to her mother’s home in Karachi.”
She brought the same SIM which her former husband had provided to her, containing the names of all dealers, customers and riders, DIG Asad said, adding: “She started approaching them and within two to three months, set up her drug network.”
“She went to Lahore again and started working against her former husband, Rana Nasir’s network. She once again came into contact with her friend and drug supplier, Bobby.”
“Bobby initially provided drugs for supply in different cities,” the police official said.
“Since she had learnt a method of mixing chemicals into cocaine to increase its quantity from her former husband, she adopted the same method for selling cocaine in Karachi. Initially, she hired the services of a woman, Sabireen alias Sabira, who had a criminal record in Lahore, to supply drugs to Karachi from Lahore through local buses in return for Rs 50,000 per trip.”
The official said the accused also hired several riders in Karachi who originally hailed from Punjab; some of them had also been arrested in Karachi.
“After Bobby’s arrest, she obtained supplies from Kiran, one of Bobby’s friends,” DIG Asad said. “Later, she switched her supplier from Kiran to Anna.”
In the meantime, the senior official said the accused Anmol also involved her three brothers, Riaz, Nasir and Shaukat, in drug supply operations.
To avoid arrest by the police and other law enforcement agencies, the senior police official said the accused rented houses in Lahore’s posh areas, which she shifted frequently.
“During this period, she also approached Anna for the supply of cocaine. Anna’s husband was a Nigerian who was involved in the supply of cocaine. Anna began supplying cocaine via trains and private buses to Karachi in return for Rs60,000–70,000 per trip.”
Anmol told investigators that the chemical she mixed into cocaine was brought by her brother, Nasir, which increased the quantity of cocaine from 200 grams to 500 grams.
She elaborated that she experimented and made her “own brand” and sold it at Rs40,000 per gram, while low-quality cocaine was being sold at Rs20,000–30,000 per gram.
During her stay in Lahore, DIG Asad said Anmol developed a friendship with a police officer, Rana Akram.
“She was in a live-in relationship with the police officer,” he said.
“However, Anmol gave the impression of marrying the officer to avoid arrest by the police and other law enforcement agencies while continuing drug supply activities,” he said.
She told interrogators that she purchased several properties in the name of the police officer and also paid him substantial amounts of cash.
Investigators learnt that the police officer had earlier arrested Anmol but did not register a case against her. Instead, he developed a friendship with her and released her, and later both developed a mutually beneficial relationship.
DIG Asad said Rana Akram was posted in the Crime Investigation Agency and retired as a superintendent of police in January 2026.
He said Anmol had five main associates who worked for her in different roles.
“Anna used to provide her cocaine in its raw form and also worked as her drug courier for transporting cocaine from one city to another. Nasir used to procure chemicals and packing material for her from the market. Shaukat was the field operator responsible for the delivery of cocaine to customers. Zeeshan and Sohail were financial handlers of her drug trafficking network, who used to receive payments from customers and transfer the amounts to different accounts on Pinky’s instructions.”
These individuals transported cocaine between cities through local buses, he said.
“The entire network of drug trafficking was based on an online system.”
“Anmol used to receive orders directly from clients on her WhatsApp number and share bank account details for payment. Zeeshan would share screenshots as proof of payment,” said the DIG further.
“The cocaine was allegedly kept in a special box bearing her name.”
DIG Asad also revealed that 28 criminal cases had been registered against Anmol from 2018 to 2026, including five in Lahore from 2019 to 2024, 17 cases in Karachi from 2021 to 2026, and four new cases registered in Karachi in 2026.
“Her two properties in Gwadar and Karachi have been seized, while two bank accounts have been frozen.”
He added that Anmol had a total of 868 contacts. “Out of them, 383 mobile numbers were switched off, 311 were traced in Karachi, 49 in Lahore, 66 in other locations, 16 were international numbers, and two were suspended or incomplete.”
The police official also said that Anmol had employed a total of 35 riders. “Out of the 35 riders, 25 were arrested in Karachi between 2018 and 2026. Out of them, nine were acquitted, one was convicted, seven were remanded in custody, while four were on bail,” he said.
The senior police official further stated that the accused travelled from Karachi airport to Azerbaijan on December 25, 2018, and returned on January 4, 2019.
Talking about the extent of the investigation in Anmol’s cases, the DIG said police had established liaison with the Punjab Police and sent references to the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for digital forensics and further support.
“References have also been sent to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for bank transactions and account details, and money laundering investigations have been initiated at Karachi’s Commercial Banking Circle on May 18, 2026.”
“The police have also written to the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and corresponded with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra),” he said.
