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December 01, 2008 05:05 PM

Is this the right Faridkot?

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Faridkot villagers relax on traditional rope beds, December 1, 2008. Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Faridkot villagers relax on traditional rope beds, December 1, 2008. Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
A villager on top of a donkey cart, rides through the main track running through Faridkot, December 1, 2008. Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
A villager on top of a donkey cart, rides through the main track running through Faridkot, December 1, 2008. Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, December 1, 2008, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, December 1, 2008, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. "All I ever do is go to work, which is about three kilometres away. I have never been beyond Kanewal (the closest town)," said Mohammad Ajmal, seated, December 1, 2008. "I'm uneducated. I never went to school for even one day." (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. "All I ever do is go to work, which is about three kilometres away. I have never been beyond Kanewal (the closest town)," said Mohammad Ajmal, seated, December 1, 2008. "I'm uneducated. I never went to school for even one day." (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. "All the agencies have been here and the (police) special branch," said village elder Mehboob Khan Daha, right, relaxing on a traditional rope bed with other villagers, December 1, 2008. "We have become very worried. What's this all about?" (Saeed Shah/MCT)
Faridkot, a tiny settlement in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the last three days, after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive from the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot. "All the agencies have been here and the (police) special branch," said village elder Mehboob Khan Daha, right, relaxing on a traditional rope bed with other villagers, December 1, 2008. "We have become very worried. What's this all about?" (Saeed Shah/MCT) MCT
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