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Davis or Pakistani envoy will be booted out: US
Friday February 11, 2011 05:04:31 PM,
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Washington/Islamabad: The US has threatened to oust the Pakistani ambassador and close
down US consulates in Pakistan if Islamabad does not immediately
free Raymond Davis, whose killing of two Pakistanis has sparked a
major diplomatic row.
ABC News quoted Pakistani officials as saying that Obama's
national security advisor summoned ambassador Husain Haqqani to
the White House Monday evening to convey the president's tough
message -- free Davis or face the consequences.
Haqqani, however, denied this, saying via Twitter that no US
official "has conveyed any personal threats 2 me or spoken of
extreme measures".
The latest twist in the Davis saga came even as the American was
remanded to 14 days of judicial remand Friday.
Two Pakistani officials involved in the negotiations about Davis
said National Security Advisor Tom Donilon told the envoy that he
would be kicked out of the US, American consulates in Pakistan
would be shut, and a planned visit by Pakistan President Asif Ali
Zardari to Washington would be axed if Davis was not released by
end of Friday.
The threat had no immediate impact in Pakistan, where Davis was
remanded in judicial custody for 14 days. The next hearing will be
Feb 25. Davis was immediately moved to the high security Central
Jail in Lahore, said police official Suhail Sukhera.
Obama's reported warning to Pakistan was confirmed to ABC News by
a senior US official. White House spokesperson Tommy Vietor
declined comment.
Davis shot dead two Pakistani men on motorcycles on a Lahore
street Jan 27 after they allegedly brandished weapons.
Some reports say the two were Pakistani intelligence operatives
tailing him. The American has said he fired in self-defence
because he thought the two were robbers.
The incident led to a third death when a speeding US consulate
vehicle coming to the rescue of Davis overran a motorcyclist.
US officials have threatened to cut off the $1.5 billion of annual
aid to Pakistan if Davis was not released. On Tuesday, Washington
put bilateral contacts on hold.
On Sunday, the widow of one of the men shot dead committed
suicide. The woman apparently feared that her husband's killer
would be let off by the Pakistan government.
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