U.S. - Pakistan Relations At The Breaking Point

Crowds in Lahore, Pakistan, attend a rally by Jamat-ud-Dawa, a group that organized the demonstration despite being banned. The march was held in solidarity with the Muslims of Indian-controlled Kashmir, but the fiery speakers took the occasion to condemn jailed American Embassy employee Raymond Davis. He's been charged with double murder in connection with the shooting of two Pakistanis in Lahore in a case that has severely strained U.S.-Pakistani relations. Julie McCarthy/Sajid Mehmood/NPR

U.S., Pakistan Ties Hit Low Over American Accused Of Murder -- MSNBC/New York Times

White House says ex-Special Forces soldier has diplomatic immunity; wife of one of two alleged thieves shot dead commits suicide amid uproar in country.

LAHORE, Pakistan — The case of Raymond A. Davis, a former United States Special Forces soldier who is being held in connection with the deaths of two Pakistanis, has stirred a diplomatic furor, sending the precarious relationship between the United States and Pakistan to a new low, both sides say.

Mr. Davis, 36, was driving in dense traffic in this city on Jan. 27 when, he later told the police, two Pakistani men on a motorcycle tried to rob him.

He shot and killed both and was arrested immediately afterward by police officers who say he was carrying a Glock handgun, a flashlight that attached to a headband and a pocket telescope.

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More News On The Case Of A U.S. diplomat And His Impact on U.S.- Pakistan Relations

U.S.-Pakistan Tensions Grow Over Diplomat -- Wall Street Journal
Jailed American's Case Stokes Fury In Pakistan -- NPR
Pakistan resists rising US pressure -- The Age
Pakistan officials hopeful on held American spat -- AP
US threatens to cut aid to Pakistan -- Sify News
US threatens to cut aid to Pakistan -- Al Jazeera
US threatens to cut aid to Pak if Islamabad doesn't free murder-accused US diplomat -- Sify News
US, Pakistan contacts now confined to Davis's release -- Sify
New jam in US, Pakistan relations: American accused of double murder -- Christian Science Monitor
Did Ray Davis Shoot Two Pakistani Spies? -- ABC News
Q+A - Pakistan, American tensions over shooting hit new heights -- Reuters