Washington: United States on Tuesday threatened Pakistan that its aid could be cut if Raymond Davis, who killed two Pakistani on 27 January in Lahore, Pakistan, was not released.
The three-member delegation demanded in meetings with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and other leaders that Pakistan to release Raymond Davis, who was arrested on 27th January 2011 after shooting dead two Pakistani motorcyclists.
Representative Buck McKeon, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said he told the Pakistani leaders that Congress was working on the budget. While the representative John Kline predicted that many lawmakers would support cutting aid if the American, who the US insists has diplomatic immunity, is not freed.
Pakistani ambassador in the US Hussain Haqqani has also confirmed the reports that the congress is working on the issue which could effect the relationship between the both countries.
At the other side, political parties and civil society in Pakistan urged the government to take strict action against the killer of two citizens.
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