Shahgai | |
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Coordinates: 34°01′02″N 71°16′48″E / 34.01722°N 71.28000°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
District | Khyber Agency |
Tehsil | Jamrud |
Population | |
• Total | 2,744 |
Shahgai is a region in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
A fortress built by British forces in 1927 to oversee the Khyber Pass and house the Khyber Rifles still stands, and is today used by the Pakistan Army. [2]
In 2002/2003, Canadian Ahmed Khadr was asked to organise militants operating near the border of Shagai, and he subsequently asked his son Abdullah and Hamza al-Jowfi to help him procure weapons. [3] [4] He clashed with Abdul Hadi al Iraqi, arguing that guerrilla tactics would prove more useful than front line battle. [3]
Pakistani forces shelled the village in September 2008. [5]