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The controversy confounded Pakistan which recognized diplomatic agreements while at the same time had boiling public anger. The [[Koran]]ic concept of ''diyat'', or “blood money,” was raised, allowing murder cases to be settled if the victims’ families forgive the accused and agree to financial compensation.<ref>‘Blood Money’ Tradition Might Help Resolve U.S.-Pakistani Row, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', March 13, 2011.</ref>

The controversy confounded Pakistan which recognized diplomatic agreements while at the same time had boiling public anger. The [[Koran]]ic concept of ''diyat'', or “blood money,” was raised, allowing murder cases to be settled if the victims’ families forgive the accused and agree to financial compensation.<ref>‘Blood Money’ Tradition Might Help Resolve U.S.-Pakistani Row, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', March 13, 2011.</ref>

On February 23, 2011 senior U.S. and Pakistani military officers met at a resort on the [[Oman]]i coast. After several more weeks of secret negotiations, political pressure by Pakistani officials on the courts, and a pledge of $2.3 million in “blood money” from the U.S. government, Davis was released on March 16, 2011 and quickly expedited out of the country. The outcome left many Pakistanis feeling that their [[secular]] judicial system had been seriously manipulated, in large part by the U.S. government.  

On February 23, 2011 senior U.S. and Pakistani military officers met at a resort on the [[Oman]]i coast. After several more weeks of secret negotiations, political pressure by Pakistani officials on the courts, and a pledge of $2.3 million in “blood money” from the U.S. government, Davis was released on March 16, 2011 and quickly removed from the country. The outcome left many Pakistanis feeling that their [[secular]] judicial system had been seriously manipulated, in large part by the U.S. government.  

The Davis affair sharpened Pakistani attention to—and acrimony toward—the presence of U.S. personal in Pakistan. Revelation of Davis as a CIA contractor led the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI), Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, to demand a full accounting of all such operatives working in Pakistan.<ref>Pakistani Agency Demands Data on CIA Contractors New York Times, February 25, 2011; U.S.-Pakistan Intelligence Operations Frozen Since January, Reuters, April 9, 2011.</ref>

The Davis affair sharpened Pakistani attention to—and acrimony toward—the presence of U.S. personal in Pakistan. Revelation of Davis as a CIA contractor led the Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate (ISI), Pakistan’s main intelligence agency, to demand a full accounting of all such operatives working in Pakistan.<ref>Pakistani Agency Demands Data on CIA Contractors New York Times, February 25, 2011; U.S.-Pakistan Intelligence Operations Frozen Since January, Reuters, April 9, 2011.</ref>