Tests on kids suffering from cerebral palsy or mental disabilities in Punjab have disclosed high levels of uranium.

A charity based in the Punjab’s Faridkot city said chemical analyses of hair samples collected from 149 children in its care showed "unpredicted quantities" of toxicants.

The kids who took part in the study were below the age of 13 years, it said.

The outcome has puzzled the functionaries as there are no known sources of uranium in Punjab.

Faridkot (Pakistan''s Punjab province), Dec. 7 : Residents of a village in Pakistan Punjab''s Okara District have reportedly told a British daily that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the surviving gunman involved in last week''s terrorist attacks on Mumbai, hails from there.

According to a report in The Observer, electoral lists for Faridkot show 478 registered voters, including the name of Kasab''s father Mohammed Amir.

The paper further goes on to say that a villager, who cannot be named for his own protection, said the village was an active recruiting ground for the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba.

Faridkot, Oct 6 : Baba Farid, a 12th century Sufi saint, is described by many as the first major Punjabi poet. He is known to have once performed penance for 40 days at Mokhalpur and impressed the King.

Faridkot city was later named after him.

A large number of devotees from far off places recently converged here to attend the annual Baba Farid fair marking the saint''s arrival day with faith and fervor.

Tilla Baba Farid'' in Faridkot is the place where Baba Farid stayed and did his penance in the 13th century.

Faridkot, Oct 6 : Baba Farid, a 12th century sufi saint, is described by many as the first major Punjabi poet. He is known to have once performed penance for 40 days at Mokhalpur and impressed the King.

Faridkot city was later named after him. Devotees from far off place converge in the city to attend the annual Baba Farid fair marking the saint''''s arrival day with faith and fervor.

Tilla Baba Farid'''' in Faridkot is the place where Baba Farid stayed and did his penance in the 13th century.

Today, the holy shrine attracts a large number of devotees who observe `Baba Sheikh Farid Aagman Purb'''', to commemorate his arrival in the city.