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KARACHI: The family of Ahmed Bhardey, partner of Mir Raza, has clarified that the pistol recovered from his restaurant during a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) search belonged to a security guard, not Ahmed, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the family, police searched the restaurant on Wednesday in the presence of the relevant individuals.<\/p>\n The family said the security guard\u2019s pistol was taken into custody in Ahmed\u2019s presence. Both branches of the restaurant had security guards deployed through a private security company.<\/p>\n They said that, like the Bahadurabad branch, the security guard at the North Nazimabad branch also used to leave his weapon at the restaurant before leaving.<\/p>\n The family said the North Nazimabad branch has remained closed continuously since July 29.<\/p>\n They termed it incorrect to describe the security guard\u2019s pistol as Ahmed\u2019s personal weapon.<\/p>\n The family further said they are fully cooperating with the JIT investigation and appear whenever and wherever its members call them.<\/p>\n Earlier, the JIT had sealed a restaurant belonging to Ahmed Bhardey, partner of Mir Raza, in Karachi\u2019s Nazimabad area.<\/p>\n According to JIT sources, a pistol believed to belong to Ahmed Bhardey was recovered during a search of the restaurant.<\/p>\n The weapon was sent for forensic examination, while the JIT also seized the restaurant\u2019s records.<\/p>\n JIT sources had described the recovered pistol as Ahmed Bhardey\u2019s personal weapon. However, his family has now disputed this claim, saying the weapon belonged to a security guard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n