Saturday, March 5, 2011
Day to Day Progress of Raymond Davis
February 8, 2011:-
Shumaila Kanwal, wife of Faheem Ahmed, one of the motorcyclist killed by Raymond Davis, committed suicide. She took insecticides in the morning and was brought to Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, where she died a little before midnight. Hospital sources confirmed her death. Before her death, she told the newsmen that she had decided to suicide in protest against “favourable treatment being accorded to the killer of her husband by police and reports that he will be set free”. “I do not expect any justice from this government,” said Ms Kanwal in a statement recorded by doctor Ali Naqi. “That is why I want to kill myself.”
Day to Day Progress of Raymond Davis
31/01/2011:-
To a question regarding the case of American national Raymond Davis, Malik said there was no pressure on the government and that the law will take its due course.
“Trust the Punjab government and the police, there is no interference,” he added.
1st February, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stated that his government was not under pressure to release the American citizen, Raymond Davis, involved in the killing of two citizens in Lahore.
President Asif Ali Zardari has turned down a demand by US congressmen to hand over Raymond Davis, the American national who killed two people in Lahore on Thursday.
According to the president’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar, Mr Zardari told the US delegation that he appreciated their concern, but the matter was already before the courts.
“It will be prudent to wait for the legal course to be completed.”
Interior Minister Rehman Malik told a TV channel: “Once the status of Raymond Davis is confirmed the government will take action accordingly.”
Two petitions were filed before the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the claim of immunity of US National Raymond Allan Davis, pleading for a thorough and impartial investigation into the Lahore incident without extending diplomatic immunity, claimed by the American embassy.
The government told the National Assembly that it would do no favour to the arrested American and proceed according to Pakistani law.
February 2, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday said it cannot share information about Raymond Davis case at this stage because the matter is sub-judice.
February 3, 2011 The Court extended remand of Raymand Davis in the police custody for another 8 days. The US embassy on Thursday expressed displeasure at the remand extension of Raymond Davis by a Lahore magistrate for another eight days.
Meanwhile, Armed Services Committee (ASC) conveyed that the issue of Raymond Davis immunity standoff, if persists, could cause if the standoff persisted on the issue of immunity for Raymond Davis, an American national accused of killing two men in Lahore.
February 4&5, 2011:-
Diplomatic status of Raymond Davis could not be conclusively decided. According to the sources the Pakistan Foreign office has reported that the Raymond Davis was not issued a “diplomatic Card”. On the other hand the United States forcefully presented ts case for immunity under Geneva Convention for Raymond Davis, the American official accused of double murder in Lahore, but at the same time admitted that Pakistan`s Foreign Office did not grant diplomatic status to `administrative and technical staff` of foreign missions based here.
February 6, 2011:-
Police have sent their investigation report to the Punjab government. The report states that Davis, the US embassy and the consulate in Lahore are not cooperating with the police. It states the officials concerned have not replied to a questionnaire sent to them. The report also claims that the Americans have not given the police information on the driver of a vehicle that ran over a third person during the incident. Meanwhile, the Punjab government is set to inform the federal government of its investigations till now. It is also in contact with the US embassy and the consulate.
What section 37 of Vienna says: “…The immunity from civil and administrative jurisdiction of the receiving State specified in paragraph 1 of article 31 shall not extend to acts performed outside the course of their duties.”
February 7, 2011:- The government on Saturday appeared to be all set to grant `immunity` to Raymond Davis, accused of double murder in Lahore, after Washington limited its bilateral interaction with Islamabad till the resolution of the matter.
The US Embassy, in a list of cases of its employees pending for registration, given to the FO on Jan 25 did not mention the name of Raymond Davis. However, his name was included in the revised list submitted after the incidence.
It is argued that his name was not mentioned in the Jan 25 list because at that time he was assigned to the consulate general. However, he was put on the list subsequently to ensure that Raymond Davis benefited from Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 instead of 1963 Convention on consular relations that has a narrower scope in terms of immunity.
The prime minister admitted that there was pressure from the US on the issue of Raymond Davis, an American citizen accused of killing two men in Lahore.
Hillary Refused to Meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declined to meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at a weekend conference in Munich to show displeasure over the case, according to a diplomat familiar with the issue.
US have told Pakistan that the case of the imprisoned American “has to be resolved before we can move to a higher level of discussion,” the diplomat told AFP.
US officials said that the United States has not suspended all contact with Pakistan.
“We continue to engage the Pakistani government at the highest levels to seek resolution of this case,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told AFP.
“We continue to stress that the US diplomat has diplomatic immunity and should be released,” he said.
Clinton through met in Munich with General Ashfaq Kayani, the Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan. US Ambassador Gameron Munter met Pakistani President Asif Ali.
To a question regarding the case of American national Raymond Davis, Malik said there was no pressure on the government and that the law will take its due course.
“Trust the Punjab government and the police, there is no interference,” he added.
1st February, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stated that his government was not under pressure to release the American citizen, Raymond Davis, involved in the killing of two citizens in Lahore.
President Asif Ali Zardari has turned down a demand by US congressmen to hand over Raymond Davis, the American national who killed two people in Lahore on Thursday.
According to the president’s spokesman Farhatullah Babar, Mr Zardari told the US delegation that he appreciated their concern, but the matter was already before the courts.
“It will be prudent to wait for the legal course to be completed.”
Interior Minister Rehman Malik told a TV channel: “Once the status of Raymond Davis is confirmed the government will take action accordingly.”
Two petitions were filed before the Supreme Court of Pakistan against the claim of immunity of US National Raymond Allan Davis, pleading for a thorough and impartial investigation into the Lahore incident without extending diplomatic immunity, claimed by the American embassy.
The government told the National Assembly that it would do no favour to the arrested American and proceed according to Pakistani law.
February 2, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday said it cannot share information about Raymond Davis case at this stage because the matter is sub-judice.
February 3, 2011 The Court extended remand of Raymand Davis in the police custody for another 8 days. The US embassy on Thursday expressed displeasure at the remand extension of Raymond Davis by a Lahore magistrate for another eight days.
Meanwhile, Armed Services Committee (ASC) conveyed that the issue of Raymond Davis immunity standoff, if persists, could cause if the standoff persisted on the issue of immunity for Raymond Davis, an American national accused of killing two men in Lahore.
February 4&5, 2011:-
Diplomatic status of Raymond Davis could not be conclusively decided. According to the sources the Pakistan Foreign office has reported that the Raymond Davis was not issued a “diplomatic Card”. On the other hand the United States forcefully presented ts case for immunity under Geneva Convention for Raymond Davis, the American official accused of double murder in Lahore, but at the same time admitted that Pakistan`s Foreign Office did not grant diplomatic status to `administrative and technical staff` of foreign missions based here.
February 6, 2011:-
Police have sent their investigation report to the Punjab government. The report states that Davis, the US embassy and the consulate in Lahore are not cooperating with the police. It states the officials concerned have not replied to a questionnaire sent to them. The report also claims that the Americans have not given the police information on the driver of a vehicle that ran over a third person during the incident. Meanwhile, the Punjab government is set to inform the federal government of its investigations till now. It is also in contact with the US embassy and the consulate.
What section 37 of Vienna says: “…The immunity from civil and administrative jurisdiction of the receiving State specified in paragraph 1 of article 31 shall not extend to acts performed outside the course of their duties.”
February 7, 2011:- The government on Saturday appeared to be all set to grant `immunity` to Raymond Davis, accused of double murder in Lahore, after Washington limited its bilateral interaction with Islamabad till the resolution of the matter.
The US Embassy, in a list of cases of its employees pending for registration, given to the FO on Jan 25 did not mention the name of Raymond Davis. However, his name was included in the revised list submitted after the incidence.
It is argued that his name was not mentioned in the Jan 25 list because at that time he was assigned to the consulate general. However, he was put on the list subsequently to ensure that Raymond Davis benefited from Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 instead of 1963 Convention on consular relations that has a narrower scope in terms of immunity.
The prime minister admitted that there was pressure from the US on the issue of Raymond Davis, an American citizen accused of killing two men in Lahore.
Hillary Refused to Meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declined to meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at a weekend conference in Munich to show displeasure over the case, according to a diplomat familiar with the issue.
US have told Pakistan that the case of the imprisoned American “has to be resolved before we can move to a higher level of discussion,” the diplomat told AFP.
US officials said that the United States has not suspended all contact with Pakistan.
“We continue to engage the Pakistani government at the highest levels to seek resolution of this case,” State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told AFP.
“We continue to stress that the US diplomat has diplomatic immunity and should be released,” he said.
Clinton through met in Munich with General Ashfaq Kayani, the Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan. US Ambassador Gameron Munter met Pakistani President Asif Ali.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Facts About Ramond Davis
Complete name:
Raymond Alan Davis. Though US Govt. Officials say that this is not his real name but did not provide his actual name.
Visa status
No diplomatic visa but on a Official/business visa in Pakistan.
No. Of visits to Pakistan
9 times he came to Pakistan. Davis has been accused of being on some covert assignment in Pakistan.
History of Raymond Davis Visas to Pakistan:-
Diplomatic sources in Islamabad said that Raymond Davis had first received a three-month diplomatic visa on a diplomatic passport on request of the US State Department in September 2009. That is the only visa issued to him by the Pakistan embassy in Washington. On that occasion, the State Department had said Davis would be visiting Pakistan for a short term as a technical adviser. Subsequently, Davis received extensions to his visa in Islamabad or elsewhere. His presence in Pakistan after the expiry of his first visa in December 2009 was neither known to nor authorised by the Pakistan embassy in Washington or the Foreign Office.
ABC News, a major US media network, has identified Raymond Davis, an American accused of killing two Pakistani men, as an employee of a private security company.
WASHINGTON: ABC News, a major US media network, has identified Raymond Davis, an American accused of killing two Pakistani men, as an employee of a private security company known as Hyperion Protective Consultants LLC, is based at 5100 North Lane, Orlando, Florida 32808.
Raymond Alan Davis. Though US Govt. Officials say that this is not his real name but did not provide his actual name.
Visa status
No diplomatic visa but on a Official/business visa in Pakistan.
No. Of visits to Pakistan
9 times he came to Pakistan. Davis has been accused of being on some covert assignment in Pakistan.
History of Raymond Davis Visas to Pakistan:-
Diplomatic sources in Islamabad said that Raymond Davis had first received a three-month diplomatic visa on a diplomatic passport on request of the US State Department in September 2009. That is the only visa issued to him by the Pakistan embassy in Washington. On that occasion, the State Department had said Davis would be visiting Pakistan for a short term as a technical adviser. Subsequently, Davis received extensions to his visa in Islamabad or elsewhere. His presence in Pakistan after the expiry of his first visa in December 2009 was neither known to nor authorised by the Pakistan embassy in Washington or the Foreign Office.
ABC News, a major US media network, has identified Raymond Davis, an American accused of killing two Pakistani men, as an employee of a private security company.
WASHINGTON: ABC News, a major US media network, has identified Raymond Davis, an American accused of killing two Pakistani men, as an employee of a private security company known as Hyperion Protective Consultants LLC, is based at 5100 North Lane, Orlando, Florida 32808.
Facts about Raymond Davis Case
29/01/2011:
The United States on Saturday claimed that the accused was a diplomat and demanded his immediate release. This stance of the US was a clear U-turn on the status of the American charged with murder of two motorcyclists in Lahore. It is claimed by the US Embassy Officials that Raymond Davis has a US diplomatic passport and Pakistani visa valid until June 2012. The US embassy also condemned the detention of the accused in police custody in the following words, “Furthermore, the diplomat was formally arrested and remanded into custody, which is a violation of international norms and the Vienna Convention, to which Pakistan is a signatory,”
The latest American statement was undoubtedly differ from the press released by the embassy on Friday describing the accused Raymond Davis as “a staff member of the US Consulate General in Lahore”, which though ambiguous, but was clearly short of declaring him as a diplomat.
The Foreign Office of Pakistan also have also hardened its stance on the matter. The Foreign Officer Spokesman Abdul Basit persuaded that the legal process may be respected. “This matter is sub judice and the legal process should be respected,” he emphasised in a message evidently directed at the US.
30.01.2011
About 40,000 people rallied at Lahore. The protesters called the brothers of two Pakistani men shot dead by a US national in Lahore on Thursday to the stage and pledged their support for the victims’ families in pursuing a murder case. The US man, named as Raymond Davis, is being held at a police station on double murder charges over the shooting of the two motorcyclists.
The United States on Saturday claimed that the accused was a diplomat and demanded his immediate release. This stance of the US was a clear U-turn on the status of the American charged with murder of two motorcyclists in Lahore. It is claimed by the US Embassy Officials that Raymond Davis has a US diplomatic passport and Pakistani visa valid until June 2012. The US embassy also condemned the detention of the accused in police custody in the following words, “Furthermore, the diplomat was formally arrested and remanded into custody, which is a violation of international norms and the Vienna Convention, to which Pakistan is a signatory,”
The latest American statement was undoubtedly differ from the press released by the embassy on Friday describing the accused Raymond Davis as “a staff member of the US Consulate General in Lahore”, which though ambiguous, but was clearly short of declaring him as a diplomat.
The Foreign Office of Pakistan also have also hardened its stance on the matter. The Foreign Officer Spokesman Abdul Basit persuaded that the legal process may be respected. “This matter is sub judice and the legal process should be respected,” he emphasised in a message evidently directed at the US.
30.01.2011
About 40,000 people rallied at Lahore. The protesters called the brothers of two Pakistani men shot dead by a US national in Lahore on Thursday to the stage and pledged their support for the victims’ families in pursuing a murder case. The US man, named as Raymond Davis, is being held at a police station on double murder charges over the shooting of the two motorcyclists.
Day to day progress of Raymond Davis Case
26/01/2011:
An American Citizen, claimed to be an official of US Embassy, named Raymond Davis, has shot dead two motorcyclists. According to the reports, the Technical Advisor of US Embassy, killed two motorcyclists near Qartaba Crossing, Lahore, Pakistan. He was arrested by Traffic Wardens near The Mall, Lahore, while he was trying to escape. Thereafter, some US Consulate personnel who was coming to rescue Raymond Davis ran over a motorcyclist at Jail Road, Lahore. The names of the two motorcyclists, short dead by Raymond Davis, were reported as Faizan and Fahim, while the person who was ran over by the Land Cruiser of the US Consulate was named Ibad ur Rahman.
Raymond Davis has claimed that his brutal act was to protect him, as the motorcyclists were trying to robe him. After crushing the innocent Fahim, the Land Cruiser of US Consulate disappeared. It is also reported that the No. Plate of the said Land Cruiser was also fake.
The police registered two separate cases; one against Raymond Davis for killing two persons, and one against the unknown person who was driving the Land Cruiser killing Iabad ur Rahman.
After this sad incidence, thousands of protesters gathered in the various parts of the city and protested against this brutal act of a US national.
28/01/2011:-
The Lahore Police has produced Raymond Davis before the Magistrate, Cantonment Area. Before the Magistrate, the accused too the plea that he had killed the two youths in self-defence. “Spotting the armed youths chasing me to rob me of my belongings, I fired at them when they came close to me,” Davis sought permission to contact the US consulate for legal help. He was remanded in police custody for six days and will be produced before the court on Feb 4.
Rana Sanaullah, Punjab Law Minister persuaded the Federal Government "not to succumbed or give in to any national or international pressure in the trial of Davis". He further said that the investigation would be conducted on merit, he added.
Punjab Police after being failed to trace out the US consulate employees whose car ran over a motorcyclist have sought the help of Foreign Office’ to identify those persons.
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