Baizai | |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Pakistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mohmand Agency |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Upper Mohmand |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Tehsil-council |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Bismillah Jan[2] |
Leader Party: | JUI-F |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [3] |
Population Total: | 8284 |
Timezone: | PST |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Timezone Dst: | PDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | +6 |
Baizai (Urdu: {{Nastaliq| بائزئی ) is an area of Upper Mohmand Tehsil, Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.[4] [5] [6] The area's local population consists entirely of Pashtuns, with many residents belonging to the Bazai sub-tribe of the larger Pashtun Mohmand tribe. In November 2011, the area came under media headlines when US-led NATO forces attacked a Pakistani military checkpoint in the town of Salala located in Baizai, killing 26 soldiers.[7]