The following are posts from the MEMRI Urdu-Pashtu Media Blog, about U.S. Embassy official Raymond Davis.
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Former Pakistani Foreign Minister: Raymond Davis Does Not Enjoy A Blanket Of Diplomatic Immunity; 'If Summoned By The Court, I Will Give My Opinion With Honesty'
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry has declared arrested U.S. official Raymond Davis a "diplomat," paving the way for diplomatic immunity to be accorded to him by the Pakistani government, according to a Pakistani daily.
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Taliban Spokesman Demands Death Penalty For Raymond Davis
Azam Tariq, a spokesman of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has demanded the death penalty for Raymond Davis, an official of the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, who has been held in custody over double murder charges, according to a Pakistani daily.
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Australia Shuts Down Consulates In Lahore And Karachi; Advisory Says Riots Can Break Out Anytime In Pakistan
The Australian government today shut down its consulates in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Karachi due to security concerns, according to a Pakistani daily. According to a report on the website of The Express Tribune daily, the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade also advised diplomats in the Pakistani provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Baluchistan to move to safer places.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34484.htm.
Jamaat-e-Islami Convention Calls For Exposing 'Network Of American Terrorists' In Pakistan, Urges Death Penalty For Raymond Davis
Image courtesy: Roznama Express
A jirga (meeting of tribal elders) organized by the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan in Lahore has called for exposing the "network of American terrorists" in Pakistan in the wake of Raymond Davis controversy, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34481.htm.
Pakistani Law Minister: Release Aafia Siddiqui In Exchange For Raymond Davis
Pakistan has demanded the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui in exchange for Raymond Davis, an official of the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, who is in custody over double murder charges, according to a Pakistani daily. Pakistani Law Minister Dr. Babar Awan (pictured above) yesterday said that while the U.S. President has demanded the release of Raymond Davis, the Pakistani government wants the release of Dr. Aafia Siddiqui in return.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34478.htm.
Pakistani Police Launch Drive Against Foreign Diplomat's Vehicles, Pakistani Intelligence To Scrutinize Houses Rented By Foreigners
The Islamabad Police have started a drive to check vehicles of foreign diplomats in the Pakistani capital in the wake of the Raymond Davis issue, according to an Urdu-language daily. The police are checking the vehicles of diplomats to prevent untoward incidents in the future, according to a report in the Urdu-language daily Roznama Jang.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34470.htm.
Former Pakistani Interior Minister Slams U.S. For Pressuring Pakistan To Release Raymond Davis
Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, chief of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP-S) and former Pakistani interior minister, asked the U.S. to find a legal course to bail out Raymond Davis instead of putting pressure on Pakistan, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34416.htm.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Calls Conference Against 'U.S. Interference' In Pakistan On February 22
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), a party led by Imran Khan, has convened a conference on February 22 against "U.S. interference" in Pakistan and the growing unemployment and poverty, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34407.htm.
Islamic Cleric Accuses Pakistani Government Of Double Standards On Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Issue
Maulana Ibrahim Hanif, President of the Jamiat Ittihadul Ulema (Religious Scholars' Unity party) in Karachi, has flayed the Pakistani government for sewing lips over Dr. Aafia Siddiqui issue while convening a round-table conference to pave the way for the release of U.S. official Raymond Davis, according to an Urdu-language daily. Raymond Davis, a U.S. Consulate official in Lahore, was arrested by the Pakistani police over the killing of two Pakistani nationals, who are suspected to be Pakistani spies. Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is a Pakistani scientist jailed in the U.S. for trying to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34403.htm.
Jamaat-e-Islami Urges People To Protest Against U.S. Pressure For Release Of Raymond Davis
Syed Munawwar Hasan, Emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, has urged people to protest today against the possible release of Raymond Davis under pressure from the U.S., according to an Urdu-language daily. He said that a murder case has been registered against Davis and the case is sub-judice, but the U.S. is disrespecting the Pakistani law by exerting pressure on the government to release him, according to a report in the Urdu-language daily Roznama Jang.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34402.htm.
Urdu Daily: Raymond Davis Is An Important Member Of Israeli Intelligence
Roznama Ummat, a rightwing Urdu-language Pakistani daily, has alleged that Raymond Davis, the U.S. official being held in Pakistan, is a member of Israeli intelligence. A report in the Roznama Ummat noted that the identity of Raymond Davis is now known to an important institution of Pakistani national security and it will be "revealed in a few days."
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Report Alleges Raymond Davis Linked To Pakistani Militant Groups; Pakistani Political Activists Continue Protest Against U.S.
Female members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party yesterday protested against U.S. official Raymond Davis, now under arrest for killing Pakistani nationals, at the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, according to an Urdu-language daily. Addressing the protesters, PTI leader Syeda Saloni Bukhari called for punishment to Raymond Davis as per Pakistani laws applicable to Pakistani nationals, according to a report in the Urdu-language daily Roznama Ummat.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34331.htm.
Imran Khan Warns Of Egypt-Like Agitation Against 'U.S. Slavery' In Pakistan
Image courtesy: Roznama Jang
Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, has warned that his party would launch movements similar to those in Tunisia and Egypt as the nation is fed up with the U.S. slavery, according to an Urdu-language daily. Khan said that respecting the Pakistani courts is in the U.S.'s interests and predicted a violent public reaction if Raymond Davis is released from prison under U.S. pressure, according to a report in the Urdu-language daily Roznama Express.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34278.htm.
Pakistani Official: U.S. Citizens' Movement Restricted In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, the Chief Minister of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has said that the provincial government has already restricted the movement of U.S. nationals in the province and cannot put more restrictions on them, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34271.htm.
Jamaat-e-Islami Warns Of Public Wrath If Raymond Davis Is Handed Over To U.S.; Says U.S. War On Terror Is An American Conspiracy To Usurp The Resources Of Central Asia, Afghanistan And Baluchistan
Syed Munawwar Hasan, Emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, has warned of public wrath if U.S. diplomat Raymond Davis, now in the custody of Pakistani police over double murder charges, is handed over to the U.S., according to an Urdu-language daily. He said that despite solid proof against Davis the Pakistani government is deliberately weakening the case to save him, according to a report in the Urdu-language daily Roznama Jang.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34269.htm.
Sister: Pakistan Is The Body While Dr. Aafia Siddiqui Is The Soul Of That Body And Symbol Of Sanctity Of Pakistan And The Muslim World
Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui
Dr. Fauzia Siddiqui, sister of Pakistani scientist Dr. Afia Siddiqui who has been jailed in the U.S., has said that Pakistan is the body while Afia Siddiqui is the soul and the symbol of the sanctity of Pakistan and the Muslim world, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34259.htm.
Raymond Davis Case: Men Killed In Lahore Were Pakistani Spies
It has emerged that the two men killed by Raymond Davis, an arrested official of the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, were Pakistani spies, according to a Pakistani daily. A report in The Express Tribune daily quoted "a security official" as saying, "Yes, they belonged to the security establishment… they found the activities of the American official detrimental to our national security." The Pakistani government's "reluctance" to free Raymond Davis (center in the image above) is mainly because the two killed were members of the Pakistani intelligence, the report added.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34227.htm.
Report: Three More Americans Barred From Leaving Pakistan
The Pakistani government has barred three more Americans from leaving Pakistan on allegations that they were in a vehicle that crushed a man to death in Lahore immediately after U.S. official Raymond Davis was involved in a shootout that killed two other men, according to a Pakistani daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34221.htm.
Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Says Pakistan Is On Verge Of Revolution
Maulana Sirajul Haq, Deputy Emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, has said that the waves of change in the Arab world are entering Pakistan and that the country is on the verge of revolution, according to an Urdu-language daily. He said that the Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest religious-political party, would convey its revolutionary message to millions of people in the country in 2011, according to a report in the Urdu-language daily Roznama Jang.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34166.htm.
Protest Against Raymond Davis In Front Of U.S. Consulate In Lahore
Image courtesy: Roznama Jang
A court in Lahore has extended the police custody of U.S. official Raymond Davis by eight days in a case involving the killing of two Pakistani nationals, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34165.htm.
Pakistani Leaders Warn Of Bloody Incidents In Pakistan If Raymond Davis Is Released
Members of Insaf Students’ Federation protest in front of U.S. Consulate in Lahore, demanding the death penalty for Raymond Davis (Image courtesy: Roznama Ummat)
Political and religious leaders in Pakistan have warned of violence if U.S. official Raymond Davis, who is under police custody in Lahore over double murder charges, is released under U.S. pressure, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34160.htm.
Photos: Members Of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Demand Death Penalty For U.S. Official Raymond Davis
In Karachi, women members of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party protest against the likely release of Raymond Davis, a U.S. official arrested in Lahore on double murder charges. The protests called for Davis' trial to be conducted as per Pakistani law.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34111.htm.
Pakistani Officials Move To Arrest Four Officials Of The U.S. Consulate In Lahore
Image courtesy: Roznama Ummat
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Pakistani Interior Minister Rejects Media Reports That Raymond Davis Does Not Have A Diplomatic Passport
In the image above, members of Pasban, a religious-political pressure group, protest against Raymond Davis in Lahore. Image courtesy: Roznama Ummat
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik today rejected media reports that Raymond Davis, the American official arrested in connection with the killing of Pakistani nationals, does not hold a diplomatic passport, according to a Pakistani website. Rehman's statement is the first ray of hope for Raymond Davis that he could be released under diplomatic immunity from prosecution available to diplomats.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34076.htm.
Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Vows To Foil Efforts For Releasing Raymond Davis
Senator Professor Ibrahim, Emir of Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has said that his party would foil all efforts for deporting U.S. official Raymond Davis from Pakistan, according to an Urdu-language daily. He asked the government to expedite efforts to arrest the remaining U.S. officials involved in the killing of the Pakistani nationals. Raymond Davis has been arrested in Lahore for killing two Pakistani nationals.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34071.htm.
Prominent Islamic Cleric Maulana Amanullah: Imperialist Forces Led By U.S. Want To Destabilize Pakistan
Maulana Amanullah, Emir of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) for Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has said that imperialist forces led by the United States are trying to destabilize the Muslim world and Pakistan, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34044.htm.
Pakistani Senator Calls For Halting NATO Supplies Until U.S. Stops Drone Attacks
Talha Mehmood, Chairman of the Pakistani Senate's Standing Committee for Interior Affairs, has asked the Pakistani government to stop the NATO supplies through Pakistani territory until the U.S. stops drone attacks, according to an Urdu-language daily. The senator, who belongs to Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party, alleged that in every city and in all of the sensitive Pakistani places, agents of the private U.S. security firm Blackwater are present and the government is facilitating them.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34040.htm.
Jamaat-e-Islami Leader Accuses U.S. Of Promoting Terrorism In Pakistan
Sahibzada Haroonur Rasheed, Emir of the Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATAs), has accused the U.S. of promoting terrorism in Pakistan, according to an Urdu-language daily. Rasheed accused the U.S. of double standards in the war on terror, arguing that the U.S. is raising the slogan of fighting terrorism on the one hand and is promoting terrorism in Pakistan on the other hand.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34034.htm.
Protesters Across Pakistan Demand Death Penalty For U.S. Official Raymond Davis, Call For Expulsion Of All Americans From Pakistan, Defend Pakistan's Controversial Blasphemy Law
During mass protests organized by religious parties in major Pakistani cities yesterday, protesters defended the country's controversial blasphemy laws and demanded that all Americans be expelled from Pakistan, according to an Urdu-language daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34003.htm.
Pakistani Daily: U.S. Official Raymond Davis Cannot Claim Diplomatic Immunity From Prosecution
The website of the Pakistani newspaper Dawn has published a copy of the visa issued to U.S. official Raymond Davis, now held on murder charges in Lahore, noting that he cannot claim diplomatic immunity from prosecution.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/33994.htm.
Jamaat-e-Islami Emir: 'American Terrorism Is Spreading In The Cities Of Pakistan'
Syed Munawwar Hasan, Emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, has said that the American terrorism is spreading in the cities of Pakistan, according to an Urdu-language daily. Condemning the killing of Pakistani citizens by U.S. official Raymond Davis in Lahore, he said that the CIA has turned Pakistan into a battlefield and is spilling blood on the streets of Pakistan, according to a report in the Urdu-language daily Roznama Aaj.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/33993.htm.
U.S. Diplomat Appears In Pakistani Court Over Murder Charges, In Police Custody For Six Days
U.S. diplomat Raymond Davis, accused of killing two Pakistani nationals in Lahore, appeared in court today, according to a Pakistani website. Davis, who works for the U.S. consulate in Lahore, was ordered by the Lahore court to be held in police custody for six days, according to a report on the website of The Express Tribune daily.
To read in full, visit http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/33915.htm.
