in january 2011, and after, there was criticism of general kayani's handling of the raymond davis saga. davis, a cia contractor, was hastily tried and acquitted of murder charges in exchange for blood money paid to relatives of the victims, after which he was sent out of pakistan within a matter of hours. knowing the dynamics of the pakistani state and the nature of this particular case, it was impossible for davis to be released and deported from pakistan without the knowledge and co-operation of pakistan's army and the inter-services intelligence (isi).