Washington voiced fear for the safety of Raymond Davis (above), who says he acted in self-defence. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
ISLAMABAD - A PAKISTANI intelligence official said on Monday that an American in custody for killing two men was an undercover CIA contractor, setting off new friction in a crisis with the United States.
Washington voiced fear for the safety of Raymond Davis, who says he acted in self-defence. The United States has put intense pressure on Pakistan to free him, arguing that he enjoys diplomatic immunity.
But the unpopular government in Pakistan is also feeling heat from the political opposition not to cave in to US demands, with analysts even warning that the case could bring down the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
'It is beyond any shadow of a doubt that he was working for CIA,' an official from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency told AFP on condition of anonymity.
'He's on contract. He's not a regular CIA guy, but he's working for CIA. That's confirmed,' the Pakistani official said.
US Senator Lindsey Graham also last week referred to Davis as an 'agent.' Davis was arrested in eastern Pakistan, the base of virulently anti-Indian groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba which was linked to the 2008 siege of Mumbai. -- AFP
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