Lahore Shooting: US consulate refuses to hand over accused
US consulate refuses provincial govt's demand to hand over the other accused Americans.
The US consulate refused to hand over the remaining accused in the Lahore shooting incident to the Punjab Government on Wednesday.
The Punjab government had barred three more Americans from travelling outside Pakistan on February 7 owing to their involvement in the Lahore shootings. They are accused of running their vehicle over a motorcyclist while trying to rescue Raymond Davis, a detained US citizen, who was involved in a shootout that killed two other men.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the consulate had been asked by the Punjab government to hand over the vehicle and the driver responsible for motorcyclist Ibadur Rehman’s death minutes after Davis had shot dead two people on January 27.
This is the second time that the US consulate has refused the provincial government's demand, Express 24/7 reported.
An official from the federal interior ministry, through the Foreign Office, has also written to the US consulate asking for the three accused to be handed over to the Punjab police.
US lawmakers also threatened Pakistani leaders on Tuesday of cutting aid to the country if Davis is not released. They claimed that Davis was on a diplomatic mission and should be provided diplomatic immunity.
The Punjab government had barred three more Americans from travelling outside Pakistan on February 7 owing to their involvement in the Lahore shootings. They are accused of running their vehicle over a motorcyclist while trying to rescue Raymond Davis, a detained US citizen, who was involved in a shootout that killed two other men.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that the consulate had been asked by the Punjab government to hand over the vehicle and the driver responsible for motorcyclist Ibadur Rehman’s death minutes after Davis had shot dead two people on January 27.
This is the second time that the US consulate has refused the provincial government's demand, Express 24/7 reported.
An official from the federal interior ministry, through the Foreign Office, has also written to the US consulate asking for the three accused to be handed over to the Punjab police.
US lawmakers also threatened Pakistani leaders on Tuesday of cutting aid to the country if Davis is not released. They claimed that Davis was on a diplomatic mission and should be provided diplomatic immunity.