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BOTS to reopen today days after being sealed off by Rangers

Owner and MQM MNA Ali Raza Abidi says Biryani of the Seas will open at 6pm

Rabia Ali July 28, 2015

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KARACHI: One of Karachi’s most popular eateries, Biryani of the Seas (BOTS), is set to reopen on Tuesday evening, days after it was shut down following a Rangers raid.

The restaurant, owned by Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s MNA Ali Raza Abidi, was sealed by law enforcement agencies Thursday night.

“Law enforcement agencies have completed their investigations and allowed the reopening of Biryani of the Seas (BOTS), Clifton Branch,” Abidi told The Express Tribune.

“It will reopen at 6pm,” he added.

Read: BOTS shut down, following Rangers’ raid

On July 24, Rangers raided the restaurant in Karachi’s Clifton area, sealed it and detained Hassan Raza, the manager of the restaurant and Abidi’s cousin. However, Raza was released soon after.

Further, the Rangers issued a statement on Friday claiming to have arrested an alleged target killer during the raid.

Read: Raid aftermath: Rangers claim to have arrested ‘target killer’ from BOTS

According to the Rangers, Yameen alias AD, was involved in 10 cases of murder including those of four people at Goodluck Gardens in 2014. They said that they had been observing the restaurant and had information about the presence of target killers there. Yameen is also involved in robberies and forceful shutdown of markets during strikes, said the Rangers.

COMMENTS (2)

Emad | 9 years ago | Reply Intelligence has to look into where the finances of this restaurant are spent, because if this place can be used to provide a safe haven to target killers then it could also be responsible for funding these crooks

Napier Mole | 9 years ago | Reply As things go, target killers of Karachi must be a pretty stupid lot to be enjoying biryani in the open when an operation against them is ongoing in the city. Let the alleged target killer admit in a court where he was picked up from.

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