Shahgai

Shahgai is a region in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. It was merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018.^[2]

Shahgai
Shahgai railway station
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Coordinates: 34°01′02″N 71°16′48″E
Country	Pakistan
Region	Federally Administered Tribal Areas
District	Khyber Agency
Tehsil	Jamrud
Population  (2017)[1]
• Total	2,744

A fortress was built by British forces in 1927 to oversee the Khyber Pass and house the Khyber Rifles. It still stands today and is used by the Pakistan Army.^[3]

Between 2002 and 2003, Canadian Ahmed Khadr was asked to organise militants operating near the border of Shahgai, and he subsequently asked his son Abdullah and Hamza al-Jowfi to help him procure weapons.^[4][5] He clashed with Abdul Hadi al-Iraqi, arguing that guerrilla tactics would prove more useful than frontline battle.^[4]

Pakistani forces shelled the village in September 2008.^[6]

References

1. "Population and Household Detail from Block to District Level: FATA (Khyber Agency)" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
2. "Extending Constitutional Rights to Pakistan's Tribal Areas". United States Institute of Peace. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
3. "Shagai fort,Pakistan".
4. Shephard, Michelle. Guantanamo's Child: The Untold Story of Omar Khadr. New York:John Wiley & Sons, 2008. ISBN 0-470-84117-6.
5. Hughes, Gregory T. USA vs. Khadr affidavit Archived 2009-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, November 23, 2005
6. "Forces regain control of Khar". The Nation (Pakistan). 10 September 2008. Retrieved 2019-11-28.