SHC Indefinitely Delays Hearing of Appeals Against Anmol Pinky’s Acquittal

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has indefinitely postponed the hearing of appeals disputing the acquittal of Anmol Pinky in three drug-related cases from Karachi’s Gizri Police Station. A bench of the court denied the prosecution’s request for an urgent review of the appeals filed by the Prosecutor General of Sindh. During Thursday’s hearing, the prosecution requested more time to present police files pertaining to the three cases.

The court granted the request but decided not to set a new hearing date. The prosecution contended that the acquittal of co-defendants did not exonerate Anmol Pinky from the charges. They also argued that delays in the cases were connected to her alleged disappearance. The prosecution informed the court that drug-related cases had been filed against her at other police stations as well, and urged the SHC to reverse the trial court’s decision.

The trial court had acquitted Anmol Pinky in all three cases in August. Her defense argued that the cases dated back to 2020, 2021 and 2022, and that Anmol had been labeled a fugitive. One of her co-defendants had already been acquitted in 2024, and the prosecution was deemed to lack sufficient evidence against Anmol Pinky.