Faridkot, Khanewal
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.
Faridkot | |
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  Faridkot | |
| Coordinates: 30.16°N 71.57°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Punjab |
| Elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
The village gained temporary notoriety [1] for allegedly being the hometown of "Azam Amir Kasav", one of the terrorists involved in the Mumbai attacks of 2008,.[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
- 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. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
- "Mumbai cops gave Ajmal his surname". Times of India. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- "Cops called him 'Kasav' as dad was a butcher". 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. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
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