The Davis detention issue had been taking its toll on US-Pak relations, which were already strained over stepped-up drone strikes in Pakistan’s militant-infested tribal region and disagreements over the war in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Last month, US President Barack Obama publicly spoke on the US-Pak diplomatic row over Davis’ detention in Lahore, insisting that Pakistan must recognize Davis as a diplomat and release him on the grounds of diplomatic immunity.
The fatal killings by Davis on January 27 in Lahore had ignited a furore in Pakistan, where anti-Americanism already runs high, and the under-pressure government kept on reiterating that the case against Davis was sub-judice and that only the court should decide on this matter.
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