Cheema said police are investigating motives white mini skirts behind the incident and have collected evidences.
There has been no comment from the American embassy and U.S. consulate in Lahore.
Senior police officers arrived at the scene after receiving information and Cheema said policemen were deployed on the city's exit points to foil the attempt of taking the American man out of Lahore.
A U.S. undercover agent, Raymond Davis, had shot and killed two Pakistanis in Lahore in February, which had caused deep rift in relationship between the intelligence agencies of the two countries.Davis action unearthed the suspected U.S. intelligence network in Pakistan, and Pakistan's spy agency ISI asked the CIA to provide information about its agents in the country.
“They didn't have immediate family members in the area, so they supported themselves with their friends,” said Hernandez as she prepared to attend a quickly organized vigil in Santiago and Brennon's honor Sunday at the Howard Brown Health Center. “We've all started a support group for Alisha. Her friends will be by her side on a daily basis.”
On Sunday evening, dozens of friends and co-workers, many carrying flowers and dressed in black, greeted one another with teary embraces as they entered the door and gathered quietly inside a vacant room in back.
Rosa Yadira Ortiz, board president of Amigas Latinas and a leger dresses close friend of Santiago, remembered her as a passionate defender of civil rights.
“We lost a fierce warrior and an amazing activist,” Ortiz said. “She will be severely missed.”
Evette Cardona, co-founder of Amigas Latinas, said Santiago touched many lives.
“There are so many women, men, (transsexuals) who can't be here to celebrate her life … because of the fear, the fear of being on camera,” Cardona said. “Well, Christina was not afraid. We don't know why this happened. But we know life is fleeting and that every day is a blessing.”
Going into last week, the GOP controlled the Senate 19-14. That, along with their healthy majority in the state Assembly, meant Republicans could pass legislation practically untouched by the opposition.
For example, Assembly Democrats this session have offered 376 amendments to Republican bills; only one has passed. In the Senate, out of 164 Democratic amendments, only one has passed.
"For a long time the Republicans did not have to pay much attention to the minority party, but that is about to change," said Joe Heim, UW-La Crosse political scientist. "When you have to worry about someone buy herve leger jumping ship, you tend to start making more deals."
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he has always tried to work with senators and never attempted to pass legislation that was intentionally "right wing."
Still, most agree the new math could bestow newfound clout on Republican Sens. Mike Ellis of Neenah, Luther Olsen of Ripon, Schultz of Richland Center, Sheila Harsdorf of River Falls and Robert Cowles of Allouez. Any one of them could stand in the way of legislation — or at the very least, alter it.
"No doubt about it; it puts more power in their hands," said state Sen. Tim Cullen D-Janesville. "If they insist on moderating future legislation — and I hope they do — they'll accomplish about all (Democrats) could have if we had herve leger dresses for sale retaken the majority."
