{"id":983,"date":"2026-05-15T15:54:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=983"},"modified":"2026-05-15T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:54:29","slug":"foreign-nationals-20-women-tied-to-pinky-drug-network-karachi-aig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/15\/foreign-nationals-20-women-tied-to-pinky-drug-network-karachi-aig\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign nationals, 20 women tied to \u2018Pinky\u2019 drug network: Karachi AIG"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KARACHI<\/strong>: Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police Azad Khan said on Friday that foreign nationals were also involved in the network being investigated in the \u201cPinky case\u201d, adding that more than 20 women were linked to the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a press conference at Karachi\u2019s Central Police Office alongside DIG Crime and Investigation Amir Farooqi, DIG West Irfan Baloch, DIG Special Branch Shiraz Nazir and DIG Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Azfar Mahesar, the AIG said investigators had uncovered wider links within the network, including the involvement of foreign nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, Karachi police arrested a woman accused of operating one of the city\u2019s most organised narcotics supply networks. The suspect, identified as Anmol alias Pinky, was arrested during a joint operation conducted by city police and a civil agency at an apartment in the Garden area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring the arrest of the suspect, 1.5 kilograms of narcotics, seven kilograms of chemicals and a pistol were recovered,\u201d Khan said. He added that the accused was produced before a court on the same day, during which \u201cpossible procedural violations took place\u201d, leading to the suspension of three police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also Read: &#8216;Pinky&#8217; case deepens as physical remand secured<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He further stated that investigation teams had been formed and that there were 20 cases linked to the suspect in Sindh, including 17 old cases and three new ones. \u201cOne case is with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF), while six of the old cases have already been disposed of,\u201d he said, adding that in the ANF case, the suspect had previously been absconding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The AIG said investigators had received a \u201c500-page statement spanning one and a half years\u201d and identified transactions worth more than Rs300 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that Karachi police were in contact with the Punjab Police and the ANF, saying that nine riders had been identified \u2014 eight from Punjab and one from Karachi. \u201cFour names have also been sent for placement on the Exit Control List over their alleged involvement in the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Wednesday, Karachi police secured a three-day physical remand of the suspect, further intensifying what authorities described as a rapidly expanding narcotics investigation with far-reaching links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: Karachi Additional Inspector General (AIG) of Police Azad Khan said on Friday that foreign nationals were also involved in the network being investigated in the \u201cPinky case\u201d, adding that more than 20 women were linked to the operation. 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