A Pakistani court on Saturday sent another American national to jail, a day after he was detained in the northwestern city of Peshawar for overstaying his visa, a government lawyer said.
The arrest of the man identified as Aaron Mark DeHaven came as ties between the US and its nuclear-armed ally Pakistan are already strained over the detention of a CIA contractor, Raymond Davis, charged with killing two Pakistanis in what he says was self-defense on Jan. 27.
The United States says Davis has diplomatic immunity.
Police presented DeHaven in a local court on Saturday and he was then remanded for 14 days, lawyer Javed Ali told Reuters. More...
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