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US threatens to cut aid to Pakistan - Al Jazeera English
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US congress members have threatened to stop aid to Pakistan unless it releases an American detained over shooting deaths of two Pakistani men.
As the US increased pressure on Pakistan on Tuesday, it had already warned about the risk to high-level dialogue unless Pakistan released Raymond Davis, a US government employee.
Davis was arrested on January 27 after shooting two Pakistanis. He said he acted in self-defence fearing they would rob him.
A third Pakistani was run over and killed by a US consulate vehicle that had come to assist Davis, according to police.
The incident set off protests in Pakistan, where anti-US sentiment has long run high.
Shumaila Faheem, the widow of one of the two men who was shot dead by Davis, committed suicide on Sunday by taking poison.
Many observers have questioned whether Davis was an ordinary diplomat.
Three members of the US House of Representatives drove home the point on a visit to Pakistan, telling Yusuf Raza Gilani, the Pakistani prime minister, that congress was working on its budget and looking for areas to cut.