Lahore's Cafe Aylanto sealed for serving alcohol

Cafe Aylanto, a popular restaurant in Lahore, was sealed on Saturday after a police raid in which numerous bottles of alcohol were recovered from the premises. 

The restaurant was charged with illegally serving alcohol was sealed with immediate effect by the authorities. The cafe is located at MM Alam Road in Gulberg, Lahore. 

Assistant Commissioner Model Town Zeeshan Ranjha carried out the raid along with the Excise and Taxation Department. A large amount of alcohol was recovered from the premises. 

Thirteen people have been taken into custody after the raid. 

In 2018, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member of the National Assembly (MNA) Dr Ramesh Kumar had said strict laws should be introduced to ban sale of alcohol in the country. 

Talking to media persons outside Parliament House, Kumar said unfortunately a number of people had got the license for alcohol business in the name of Hindu religion, which was unacceptable.

He said that liquor consumption was prohibited in all religions, including Hinduism. The PTI lawmaker said that strict action should be taken against people involved in such businesses.