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The United States demanded the immediate release of an American official arrested in the shooting deaths of two Pakistanis, upping the stakes Saturday in a spat witha country that Washington believes is crucial for success in Afghanistan and against al-Qaida.
Pakistani authorities have identified the American as Raymond Davis, 36, but the U.S. State Department says that name is incorrect.
The U.S. Embassy said the man had a diplomatic passport and was immune from prosecution. It accused the Pakistani police of illegally detaining him. The mission said the man, whom the U.S. has not named, acted in self defense against two armed men who approached his car in the city of Lahore on Thursday, intent on robbing ...
U.S. demands Pakistan free American held in shooting
Pakistani authorities have identified the American as Raymond Davis, 36, but the U.S. State Department says that name is incorrect.
The U.S. Embassy said the man had a diplomatic passport and was immune from prosecution. It accused the Pakistani police of illegally detaining him. The mission said the man, whom the U.S. has not named, acted in self defense against two armed men who approached his car in the city of Lahore on Thursday, intent on robbing ...
U.S. demands Pakistan free American held in shooting
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