Raymond Davis case: Faheem's mother to get Rs 100,000 blood money
Raymond Davis murdered two men including Faheem in a busy Lahore street on January 27, 2011.
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Session Court has directed the Punjab government to pay Rs. 100,600 in blood money to mother of deceased Faheem in Raymond Davis case, Dunya News reported on Wednesday.
Additional session judge Akmal Khan issued the order on a request filed by victim s mother Musarat Bibi.
Meanwhile, the court ordered the government to submit compliance report in the next hearing.
Blood money, or "diyya" is a provision under Islamic sharia law in which compensation can be paid to relatives of those killed to secure a pardon, and is commonly used to resolve such cases in Pakistan.
CIA contractor Raymond Davis, who was accused of murdering two men in Lahore, was released in March 2011 on court’s directives after blood money was paid in accordance with sharia law.
The shooting incident had ruptured diplomatic relations with the United States, who repeatedly insisted Davis was an embassy employee and enjoyed diplomatic immunity, particularly after it emerged he was working for the CIA.
