About Barazai

Barazai (occasionally referred to as Barazai Sharif) village is located in the Chach region in District Attock in the Punjab Province, Pakistan. Geographically its situated east of Hazro city and south of river of Indus which defines the border between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), previously known as the North West Frontier and Punjab. Barazai is the biggest village of the Union Council Malak Mala with a population of nearly 16,000. The founder of this village was Barza Khan who was from the pathan tribe(caste)]] and came from Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He had seven sons of which three died, two as infants and one lost his life in his adolescent years, he wasn't married and had no offspring. The names of Barza Khan's sons were as follows: Qasim Khan, Maghdoz Khan, Mirza Khan, Shabaz Khan, and Kooden Khan. The four mohallahs (neighbourhoods) are named after the four sons who lived on to get married and have children. The Oathan caste still live in the village up to this day, however many of the caste have intermingled and married into other tribes.

A large percentage of the population of Barazai has Pashtun roots. They are mostly descendants of the Musazai, Sarkani and Alizai and Durrani tribes. The residents of this village speak Hindko and Pashto and they follow the Pashtunwali code of conduct. Other tribes originated from Peshawar. Many tribes came from other parts of the country to cater and seek employment amongst the pathans, who later settled and are now recognized as villagers. These tribes make up the rest of the population living in the village. Pashto is still spoken by the elders generally and particularly in Mohallah Shahba Khel.

People from Barazai have migrated to many countries around the world with the majority migrating to the United Kingdom and are predominately settled in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire and Birmingham, England. Others have migrated to the USA, Malaysia, and Hong Kong and the Middle East.

Most residents of this village work in agriculture.

Many people from Barazai work in the Merchant Navy of Pakistan.