Ahmed Bhardey's family says seized pistol belonged to restaurant's security guard

KARACHI: The family of Ahmed Bhardey, partner of Mir Raza, has clarified that the pistol seized from his restaurant during a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) raid belonged to a security guard and not Ahmed.

The family said that the restaurant was raided on Wednesday in the presence of the concerned people.

The family said that the security guard's pistol was seized in Ahmed's presence. Both outlets of the restaurant were equipped with security guards hired through a private security company.

They said, like the Bahadurabad outlet, the security guard at the North Nazimabad outlet had also been leaving his weapon at the restaurant before departing.

The family said that the North Nazimabad outlet had remained closed continuously since July 29.

They described it as incorrect to refer to the security guard's pistol as Ahmed's personal weapon.

The family said that they were fully cooperating with the JIT investigation and were present whenever summoned by JIT members.

Earlier, the JIT had sealed a restaurant owned by Ahmed Bhardey, partner of Mir Raza, in Karachi's Nazimabad area.