| Faridkot | |
|---|---|
  Faridkot | |
| Coordinates: 30°10′N 71°34′E / 30.16°N 71.57°E / 30.16; 71.57 | |
| 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 for allegedly being the hometown of "Azam Amir Kasav", one of the terrorists involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. However, it turned out that this person's real name is Mohammad Ajmal Amir, 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.
References
- Hunting Mumbai militant's roots
- Sleepy village baffled by link to captured terrorist
- ^ 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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