ISLAMABAD (December 03 2008): There is no Ajmal Ameer Kasab in the record of National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) residing in village Faridkot of Khanewal district of Southern Punjab as alleged by Indian law enforcement agencies and media. Records of three persons named Ajmal were found in the record of Nadra.
According to the records available with Nadra, one Ajmal has died, while two others are working in Faridkot village, well placed sources in Nadra told Business Recorder on Tuesday. They said that Ajmal son of Shafi died a few years back, while Ajmal son of Haq Nawaz is a labourer and Ajmal son of Ahmed Bakhsh are alive.
On the directives of some higher authorities, Nadra held a thorough search of its database to get any clue about the alleged gunman, Indian law enforcement agencies have detained in Mumbai attacks.
When asked about any information about Ajmal Ameer Kasab, the Nadra officials said that there is no person registered with Nadra namely Ajmal Ameer Kasab from Faridkot village. The record of Akmal son of Jalaluddin was found in this village, who have died 25 years back and no person in the village has the name Ameer or Azam.
It is just a face saving by Indian law enforcement agencies and media to hide the failure of Indian intelligence agencies, they said, adding that there is no clear name they have given of the alleged gunman, as they gave the names like, Azam Amir Kasav, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Iman, Ajmal Qasab, Ajmal Amir Kamal, Ajmal Amir Kasab, Azam Ameer Qasab, Mohammad Ajmal Qasam, Ajmal Mohammed Amir Kasab, Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasar and Amjad Amir Kamaal.
It is also learnt that for the last three days police and officials of other law enforcement agencies have been combing this sleepy village in search of clues to the identity of the lone gunman captured in the Mumbai terror attacks, sources said, adding that besides LEAs, national and international media has picketed in Faridkot to find any clue about the alleged gunman.
But so far they all have failed to get any clue of any such person as the village elders told reporters that all the people in this village are settled before the partition and from that time not a single person visited India nor anyone from India visited this village.
