Raymond Davis case: foreign office spokesman reluctant to share information

The Foreign Office spokesman was 'tight-lipped' on Thursday as he acknowledged he was powerless to speak or share any information with respect to the three murders in Lahore by American consular staff.
"I am not in a position to comment on any of its aspects. Neither do I have any information to share with you at this stage, the matter, as you all know, is sub judice before the court," was the reply given by Abdul Basit in response to over a dozen questions on Raymond Davis' diplomatic immunity.
Davis, whose identity is yet to be established as US State Department has not even confirmed his name, shot and killed two motorcyclists in Lahore. The US Embassy has demanded his immediate release claiming diplomatic immunity under Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961, and the Lahore High Court has placed his name on Exit Control List (ECL).
However, it has been learnt that Foreign Office is in contact with the US Embassy over the issue of the third killing, an innocent bystander who was run over by a US consular car rushing to the scene on Davis' SOS call. The Foreign Office has demanded custody of the driver of that car.
When asked about a simple and clear statement from the Foreign Office, Abdul Basit said that "yesterday, the Prime Minister on the floor of the House categorically stated that the law will take its course. We should therefore respect the legal process."
Packed with national and international media personnel, the briefing room was resonating with questions: why was the Foreign Office adding to the confusion by not clarifying its position on the status of Raymond Davis and the category of visa held by him? Isn't it strange that while the US State Department has issued three statements on this issue, Pakistan as the host country has chosen to remain silent on this issue? Who allowed the two former US Consuls General in Peshawar to work under fake identities? Was Raymond Davis also working under a fake identity?
"Your concerns are pertinent and all questions relate to the Foreign Office but I am not in a position to comment", was the reply of the spokesman as he tried to calm down some annoyed reporters. Earlier, in his opening statement the spokesman shared some details on the Thirty Third Session of SAARC Council of Ministers to be held in Thimphu on 8 - 9 February 2011. He said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan, will lead the Pakistan delegation to the meeting.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers will be preceded by the meetings of the Standing Committee and the Programming Committee. The Council will review the implementation of the decisions taken at the 16th SAARC Summit. It will, among other matters, review the decisions taken during SAARC Ministerial meetings including SAARC Home/Interior Ministers meeting which was held at Islamabad in June 2010.
Pakistan, Basit said, attaches great importance to SAARC and is committed to the principles and objectives of the SAARC Charter. Pakistan has played a proactive role to make SAARC a vibrant regional organisation, based on the principles of sovereign equality, he added.