CM Shahbaz Sharif breaks silence over Raymond Davis case

CM Shahbaz Sharif breaks silence over Raymond Davis case

LAHORE: The Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has broken the silence over the issue of the Raymond Davis release from the Lahore Jail.

Raymond Davis, ex CIA agent who was released from the KotLakhpat Jail has written a book about his memoirs from Pakistan and dramatic escape after killing two Pakistani boys in Lahore.

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif stated that he had no role in release of CIA contractor Raymond Davis.

While talking to media, Sharif stated that Punjab government did not pay Diyyat to relatives of the killed.

“Even there is no mention of Punjab government in the book of Raymond Davis,” he said.

The Chief Minister stated that question should be asked to those who are mentioned in the book.

Earlier, In his book the ex-CIA contractor Raymond Davis wrote that former President Asif Ali Zardari, GD ISI General Pasha and current Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif collaborated for his release from Pakistani jails where he was under arrest for killing two innocent citizens.

The book has started uproar in Pakistan and serious backlash from citizens.