Developments in the Raymond Davis case continue to strain US-Pak relations - BBC News

A Pakistani judge has ordered the arrest of the driver of a US embassy vehicle which killed a bystander at the scene of a shooting by a US official.

The vehicle is said to have struck Obaidur Rahman on its way to assist Raymond Davis after he shot two men he says were trying to rob him in Lahore.

Mr Davis is being held in jail pending a decision on his diplomatic status.

The court order comes after Mr Rahman's family filed a petition demanding the driver's arrest.

Pakistani authorities have already asked for the embassy vehicle and its driver to be handed over - but the US has yet to comply with this request.

via bbc.co.uk

Trouble seems to be brewing between the US and Pakistan over the Raymond Davis case. It further pushes the Pakistani government into a corner and has been stoking public anger. Of course, what remains to be seen is whether justice will finally be served amidst all the diplomatic clamour.

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