A provincial anti-narcotics court in Karachi has formally indicted Anmol alias Pinky and two co-accused, Ibad and Azizur Rehman, in a drug case, framing charges against all three during a hearing held at the court’s premises in the Karachi jail complex.
The charges were read out to the three accused in court, and each of them pleaded not guilty, denying the allegations against them. The indictment marks the start of the trial stage of the case, in which the prosecution will now have to prove the charges with evidence. An indictment is a formal charge, not a conviction, and the accused remain presumed innocent unless the court finds them guilty after a full trial.
What the prosecution alleges
According to the prosecution’s account, the case was registered at the Defence Police Station in Karachi earlier this year. Police said they tried to stop some suspicious individuals, and one of them allegedly threw away drugs and fled from the scene.
The prosecution says one kilogramme of hashish was recovered from Ibad, who was riding a motorcycle and was arrested at the spot. During interrogation, the arrested suspects allegedly told police that the narcotics had been supplied by Anmol alias Pinky, and she was nominated in the case on the basis of those statements, according to the prosecution.
Next hearing on November 23
The court has summoned prosecution witnesses for November 23, 2026, when the hearing of the case will resume. The witnesses are expected to record their statements before the court as the trial moves forward.
The case will now proceed to the evidence stage, with the court hearing the prosecution’s witnesses and examining the material placed before it. The defence will have the opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses and present its own case as the proceedings continue. No further orders were reported from the hearing at which the charges were framed.
An indictment does not decide guilt or innocence. It sets out the charges the accused must answer, and the trial that follows is the stage at which the prosecution presents its evidence and the defence responds. Until the court reaches a verdict, the accused are entitled to be treated as innocent.
The co-accused, Ibad and Azizur Rehman, face the same proceedings alongside Anmol alias Pinky, and the court will hear the case against all three together. The next hearing on November 23 will be the first step in the trial after the framing of charges.
