Sleepy village baffled by link to captured terrorist

Tracing the gunmen A sleepy village in Pakistan has found itself at the centre of the Mumbai terror plot, leaving locals bewildered. FARIDKOT, PAKISTAN — Everyone knows everyone in Faridkot, so residents of this tiny Pakistani village are baffled by allegations that one of their own was the sole survivor of a commando-style terrorist outfit that staged one of the most daring terrorist attacks ever seen. "There are no jihadis here," said Ijaz Ahmed, a 41-year-old farmer. "I can think of maybe 10 or 20 people here who have even been as far as Multan," he said, referring to the nearest large city, 55 kilometres away. The village, in the southern part of the Punjab province, has been overrun by Pakistani intelligence agents and police for the past three days , after it was reported by Indian officials and media that the lone gunman who was caught alive in the Mumbai mayhem came from a place called Faridkot in Pakistan. Agents from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelli...