Police files ‘Challan’ against Raymond Davis

The police filed complete Challan against detained US national, who fatally shot dead Pakistani youth, in a session court here on Tuesday
The US national Raymond Allen Davis was charged with murder of two Pakistani citizens at Lahore’s Mazang Chowk last month.
In the Challan, it is maintained that the allegation of murder against the accused proved true during the investigation and he had ‘cold-bloodedly and intentionally’ murdered the Pakistani nationals.
The police investigations found Davis’ claim that he

US to submit evidence on Davis’ immunity

The United States would provide the evidence of detained national’s diplomatic immunity to Pakistani court, British media reported on Tuesday.
The US administration insists that detained US national, who fatally shot dead two Pakistani citizens in Lahore last month, is a member of diplomatic mission and, therefore, enjoys immunity under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (1961) to which Islamabad is a signatory.
According to the BBC, US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters in Washington that

Indian PM to face media grilling

India’s under-fire prime minister Manmohan Singh is to face senior editors on Wednesday in a rare live televised interview as he seeks to bounce back from months of pressure over a series of scandals.
The premier, battling to retain his reputation as the “Mr Clean” of politics, is likely to be grilled over recent corruption cases that have put his government on the back foot.
“The prime minister is expected to interact with Indian news channel on Wednesday,” a source in his office told AFP. “The agenda for the meeting is being worked out

Pakistan softens on issue of Davis’ immunity

Pakistan will tell a court that most of its legal experts believe a detained American has diplomatic immunity, but will leave it to a judge to rule on his status, an official said Tuesday — a sign that Islamabad is trying to give the U.S. an opening to free the man while avoiding domestic backlash.
Raymond Davis has been held by Pakistani authorities since he fatally shot two Pakistanis in the eastern city of Lahore on Jan. 27, and his case has become a bitter point of contention between Washington and Islamabad, two countries whose relationship is considered key to ending the

Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan released

New Delhi: Pakistani signer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been released, 28 hours after he was detained at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport with a huge amount of foreign currency in cash.