25 February 2011
Last updated at 03:05 ET
An US official, reported to be a CIA contractor, is set to appear in a Pakistan court over the shooting of two men in January.
The procedural hearing is to be held at Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail, where Raymond Davis, 36, is being detained.
Police in Lahore will recommend that Mr Davis be tried for murder, after he allegedly killed two motorcyclists in Lahore last month.
The US argues that Mr Davis has diplomatic immunity.
Correspondents say the Pakistan government is under tremendous domestic pressure to put Mr Davis on trial.
‘Mistrust’
The former soldier says he acted in self-defence after the victims attempted to rob him in a busy street in the eastern city of Lahore.
The BBC’s Aleem Maqbool in Lahore says the case has exposed the mistrust that exists between the two supposed allies.
The revelation this week that Mr Davis was working as a CIA contractor for the US consulate in Lahore has complicated matters, our correspondent says.
The Guardian disclosed the link on Sunday. US media outlets, including the New York Times, the Washington Post and AP, said they had held off publicising details about Mr Davis’ employment status while the US tried to improve his security situation.
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