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PESHAWAR: A Pakistani court on Monday extended the detention of an American national said to have been working for a private security company, after he outstayed his Pakistani visa, police said.
US national Aaron Mark DeHaven was arrested last month from a residential area in the northwestern city of Peshawar, close to the lawless tribal belt near the Afghan border.
“The court has extended the judicial remand till March 18,” public prosecutor Javed Ali told AFP.
The local magistrate’s court extended his detention because documents relating to his case were in another court where De Haven’s bail application is pending, Ali said.
De Haven’s earlier bail plea was rejected last week, but the additional and sessions judge court was due to give its ruling on an appeal later Monday.
Relations between Pakistan and the United States are already strained over the arrest in late January of a CIA contractor identified as Raymond Davis, who has been charged with murder for shooting dead two men in Lahore.
The United States, insisting that Davis has diplomatic immunity, is demanding his release.
Police say De Haven’s Pakistani visa had expired in October, and that he was working for security contractor Catalyst Services, providing security and accommodation to foreigners working on development projects in the region.
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