A judicial magistrate in Karachi's District East on Friday acquitted a female driver in a narcotics case registered after the deadly Karsaz road accident, citing a lack of evidence. The prosecution failed to prove the charges against the accused during the hearing.

The defence counsel argued that neither the chemical analysis nor the blood test detected methamphetamine, commonly known as crystal meth or ice, in the samples. The lawyer further alleged that samples collected from the accused by police had been tampered with and claimed that the investigating officer had concealed the blood test report during the investigation.

The court, finding insufficient evidence to establish the prosecution's case, acquitted the accused in the narcotics case. The incident occurred on August 19, 2024, when the suspect's luxury vehicle crashed into multiple vehicles near the Pakistan Maritime Museum, killing 26-year-old Aamna Arif and her 60-year-old father, Imran Arif.

The latest acquittal is separate from the murder case registered over the deaths of Aamna and Imran. In October 2024, a district and sessions court acquitted the female driver in that case after the victims' families submitted a reconciliation agreement, stating the accident was not intentional.