Adeel
Founder
Very good point. How come he wasn't charged as a spy????
Breaking News: Raymond Davis has been freed
Very good point. How come he wasn't charged as a spy????
Ehraz
MPA (400+ posts)
nice that you see it that way ... the question is easy to answer...
justice? a fool who complains about justice, because you get along better without her ... who would want to know or cares about justice in our hypocrites and corrupt to the bone society? elbow room is needed. ;-)
islamabadi
Minister (2k+ posts)
The families of the murdered have been forced to accept the Dayyat Money. Raymond has been made to flee. It is said by the news channels that Raymond have boarded the plan for America. Raymond left the Kot lakhpat Jail with American Ambassador.
Raymond Davis set free
Updated at: 1717 PST, Wednesday, March 16, 2011
ISLAMABAD: A Court on Wednesday freed CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who was accused of murdering two men in Lahore, after blood money (Diyat) was paid in accordance with sharia law, sources said.
"The family members of the slain men appeared in the court and independently verified they had pardoned him (Davis)," provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah told Geo News."He has been released from jail.
You peole are all missing the point...It is time to change this useless shariah law which allows people to "sell" the life of their dead relatives...these laws are traditional tribal laws which are no longer applicable in modern societies jsut as laws related to slavery have been abolished...
Re: If Raymond DEVIL can be freed why can't Mumtaz Qadri??
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But their fam memb will not accept that proposal ..........if u offer Pak citizenship so they already got american or british....[hilar]:lol:
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But their fam memb will not accept that proposal ..........if u offer Pak citizenship so they already got american or british....[hilar]:lol:
Maryam.
Politcal Worker (100+ posts)
Davis was released from Pakistani custody and is out of the country. There was no quid pro quo, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A court on Wednesday freed Davis, who was accused of murdering two men in Lahore, after blood money was paid in accordance with sharia law, the Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said.
The family members of the slain men appeared in the court and independently verified they had pardoned him (Davis), Sanaullah told a private television.
He has been released from jail. Now it is up to him. He can go wherever he wants, he added.
The lawyer representing the victims, Asad Manzoor Butt, said he was not allowed to appear for the hearing. The lawyer alleged that Davis possibly escaped from the prison with the consent of the authorities, DawnNews reported.
The lawyer further claimed that he was kept in unlawful confinement.
PML-N spokesman Pervez Rasheed said the Punjab government was not involved in the release of Davis, DawnNews reported.
Moreover, Ayesha, the sister of Shumaila Kanwal, the wife of victim Faheem Ahmed, said we are not aware of any such settlement and we did not opt for anywe want justice.
They confined us in the jail for four hours and did not allow us to take part in the court proceedings. We were not allowed to leave the prison, one of the lawyers, Asad Manzoor Butt, told AFP.
Butt said the families of the men had agreed with authorities to accept blood money over the deaths the previous night.
Another laywer for the families, Nauman Atiq, confirmed that the lawyers had been held at the court and told not to speak to media.
Blood money, or diyya is a provision under Islamic sharia law in which compensation can be paid to relatives of those killed to secure a pardon, and is commonly used to resolve such cases in Pakistan.
The January shooting ruptured diplomatic relations with the United States, who repeatedly insisted Davis was an embassy employee and enjoyed diplomatic immunity, particularly after it emerged he was working for the CIA.
The Davis case had sparked protests in Pakistan, with religious groups angrily denouncing the American who claimed he acted in self-defence to fend off an armed robbery when he shot dead the two men.
US authorities insisted Davis was protected by full diplomatic immunity, but the Pakistan government refused to back that claim and a decision on his status was on Monday deferred by the Lahore high court for criminal judges to decide.
Revelations that Davis was a CIA contractor heaped pressure on Pakistans embattled government and further ramped up burning public mistrust of Washington, damaging fragile relations between the two wary allies.
A third Pakistani was struck down and killed by a US diplomatic vehicle that came to Davis assistance in the January incident.
US officials denied Pakistan access to the vehicle, and the occupants are widely believed to have left the country.
Police have said they recovered a Glock pistol, four loaded magazines, a GPS navigation system and a small telescope from Davis car after the January 27 shooting.
The United States postponed a round of high-level talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan following failed attempts to free Davis, and US lawmakers threatened to cut payments to Pakistan unless he is released.
A court on Wednesday freed Davis, who was accused of murdering two men in Lahore, after blood money was paid in accordance with sharia law, the Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said.
The family members of the slain men appeared in the court and independently verified they had pardoned him (Davis), Sanaullah told a private television.
He has been released from jail. Now it is up to him. He can go wherever he wants, he added.
The lawyer representing the victims, Asad Manzoor Butt, said he was not allowed to appear for the hearing. The lawyer alleged that Davis possibly escaped from the prison with the consent of the authorities, DawnNews reported.
The lawyer further claimed that he was kept in unlawful confinement.
PML-N spokesman Pervez Rasheed said the Punjab government was not involved in the release of Davis, DawnNews reported.
Moreover, Ayesha, the sister of Shumaila Kanwal, the wife of victim Faheem Ahmed, said we are not aware of any such settlement and we did not opt for anywe want justice.
They confined us in the jail for four hours and did not allow us to take part in the court proceedings. We were not allowed to leave the prison, one of the lawyers, Asad Manzoor Butt, told AFP.
Butt said the families of the men had agreed with authorities to accept blood money over the deaths the previous night.
Another laywer for the families, Nauman Atiq, confirmed that the lawyers had been held at the court and told not to speak to media.
Blood money, or diyya is a provision under Islamic sharia law in which compensation can be paid to relatives of those killed to secure a pardon, and is commonly used to resolve such cases in Pakistan.
The January shooting ruptured diplomatic relations with the United States, who repeatedly insisted Davis was an embassy employee and enjoyed diplomatic immunity, particularly after it emerged he was working for the CIA.
The Davis case had sparked protests in Pakistan, with religious groups angrily denouncing the American who claimed he acted in self-defence to fend off an armed robbery when he shot dead the two men.
US authorities insisted Davis was protected by full diplomatic immunity, but the Pakistan government refused to back that claim and a decision on his status was on Monday deferred by the Lahore high court for criminal judges to decide.
Revelations that Davis was a CIA contractor heaped pressure on Pakistans embattled government and further ramped up burning public mistrust of Washington, damaging fragile relations between the two wary allies.
A third Pakistani was struck down and killed by a US diplomatic vehicle that came to Davis assistance in the January incident.
US officials denied Pakistan access to the vehicle, and the occupants are widely believed to have left the country.
Police have said they recovered a Glock pistol, four loaded magazines, a GPS navigation system and a small telescope from Davis car after the January 27 shooting.
The United States postponed a round of high-level talks with Afghanistan and Pakistan following failed attempts to free Davis, and US lawmakers threatened to cut payments to Pakistan unless he is released.
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امريکی سفير کيمرون منٹر کا بيان
جنوری 27 کو لاہور میں ہونے والے واقعے میں ہلاک ہونے والے افراد کے لواحقين نے ريمنڈ ڈيوس کو معاف کر ديا ہے۔ میں ان کی سخاوت کے ليے مشکور ہوں۔ میں ايک بار پھر اس واقعے کے ليے افسوس اور اس کے نتيجے میں پہنچنے والی تکليف کے لیے اپنے غم کا اظہار کرتا ہوں۔
ميں اس بات کی تصديق کرتا ہوں کہ امريکی ڈيپارٹمنٹ آف جسٹس نے لاہور ميں ہونے والے واقعے کی تفتيش شروع کر دی ہے۔
ميں پاکستان اور يہاں کے عوام کے لیے احترام کے جذبات رکھتا ہوں اور اجتماعی مفاد کے ليے ہمارے تعلقات کے فروغ کے لیے ان کی کاوشوں پر شکريہ ادا کرتا ہوں۔ سب سے بڑھ کر ميں اس اہميت کا اعادہ کرنا چاہوں گا جو امريکہ پاکستان کے ساتھ تعلقات کے حوالے سے محسوس کرتا ہے اور اس ضمن میں امريکی عوام کا پاکستانی ہمعصروں کے ساتھ اس انداز ميں آگے بڑھنے کے عزم کا بھی، جو سب کے مفاد ميں ہے۔
فواد ڈيجيٹل آؤٹ ريچ ٹيم يو ايس اسٹيٹ ڈيپارٹمينٹ
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when a person is a married person his next of kin is always his wife unless the person nominates to some one else as next of kin. so leagally the actual WARIS is her deceased wife who on her death bed has given her statement MUJHE KHOON K BADLEY KHOON CHAHIYE.so no other family member has the right to forgive Davis.i m pointing out a QANOONI NUKTA for experts to give opinion on it please.
sarmad
Senator (1k+ posts)
adnan_younus
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
shahbaz sharif ne ek masoom bewa ka khoon baich dyaa chund daaalar ke aiwaz......
simple_and_peacefull
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
