Faridkot, Khanewal
Faridkot | |
|---|---|
  Faridkot | |
| Coordinates: 30°10′N 71°34′E / 30.16°N 71.57°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Faridkot is a small village in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located at 30°16'30N 71°57'30E with an altitude of 129 metres and lies to the south-west of the district capital - Khanewal.
The village gained temporary notoriety [1] for allegedly being the hometown of "Azam Amir Kasav", one of the terrorists involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks.[2] However, it turned out that this person's real name is Mohammad Ajmal Amir,[3][4][5] and that Ajmal Amir is from a different village with the same name, Faridkot in the tehsil of Dipalpur, about 170 km to the north-east of Faridkot near Khanewal.[3][6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Hunting Mumbai militant's roots
- ^ Sleepy village baffled by link to captured terrorist
- ^ a b Swami, Praveen (2008-12-06). "Terrorist's name lost in transliteration". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- ^ "Mumbai cops gave Ajmal his surname". The Times of India. 2008-12-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Cops called him 'Kasav' as dad was a butcher". The Times of India. 2008-12-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ Shah, Saeed (2008-12-07). "Mumbai terrorist came from Pakistan, local villagers confirm". London: The Observer. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "BBC report confirms Indian charge of Pakistan links to Mumbai attacks". The Hindu. 2008-12-07. Archived from the original on 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
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