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Pakistan
to US: Wait till court decides on Raymond Davis
Sunday February 13, 2011 11:17:43 AM,
IANS
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Islamabad: The
Pakistan government Saturday made it clear it will wait for the
court's decision in the case involving US official Raymond Davis,
arrested for killing two Pakistanis, despite repeated pleas for
his deportation to America.
"The government is not going to bow before any pressure. All these
rumours that we are trying to tamper the record of Davis case are
absolutely baseless," Interior Minister Rehman Malik told
reporters.
Davis, an official with the US diplomatic mission in Pakistan, was
arrested Jan 27 after he shot dead two youths in Lahore. He
claimed to have acted on self-defence as the two were trying to
rob him.
The incident led to the death of a third Pakistani who came under
the vehicle which arrived at the scene to help Davis escape from
the spot.
"All my statements in this case are based on facts and we are
awaiting the verdict of the court," Malik said.
The minister also clarified that his administration has not asked
for the passport of Davis and "it is still with the investigation
agencies of Punjab government".
Newly-appointed Information Minister, Firdous Ashiq Awan, said:
"The government will follow the directions of the court in this
case. We are a sovereign country and there is no point that US or
any other external forces can arm-twist us into doing something."
Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir said: "The foreign
office had witnessed no pressure from either the government or the
US in the high-profile case."
"It will not be advisable on part of the US to severe ties with
Pakistan on such a matter," Bashir said Saturday.
"If a diplomat commits such a crime, he does not automatically
become eligible for diplomatic immunity," he observed. "If I had
been in place of Davis, I would have been ashamed to claim
diplomatic immunity in such a situation."
Carmella Conroy, principal officer of the US consulate in Lahore
in a statement Friday night advocated the immediate release of
Davis on diplomatic grounds.
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