Baizai
بائزئی
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Region |  Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
| District | Mohmand Agency |
| Tehsil | Upper Mohmand |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tehsil-council |
| • Chairman | Bismillah Jan[1] (JUI-F) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,284 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+6 (PDT) |
Baizai (Urdu: بائزئی ) is an area of Upper Mohmand Tehsil, Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal AreasofPakistan.[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]
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