Baghochi means the inhabitant of Kalabagh

Kalabagh

Kalabagh a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located on the western bank of Indus River. It is the site of the proposed Kalabagh Dam. It is also famous for its red hills of the salt range and scenic view of the Indus River traversing through the...

 like Bannuchi and Balochi. Basically this word is blend of Pali language, i.e., Bagh and Ochhi, which means inhabitants possessed of, and held position in Kalabagh. The word ochhi is akin to ojah means possession. When persian and Arabic speaking people reshaped its accent like Bagh-ochhi to Baghochi, Bann-ochhi to Bannuchi, so on and so forth.

In the 1970s, the Baghochi of Kalabagh

Kalabagh

Kalabagh a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is located on the western bank of Indus River. It is the site of the proposed Kalabagh Dam. It is also famous for its red hills of the salt range and scenic view of the Indus River traversing through the...

 formed Baghochi Mahaz

Baghochi Mahaz

Baghochi Mahaz was a populist movement formed in Kalabagh, Pakistan, in the period following the Partition of India. The term Baghochi refers to the traditional residents of the area. The town of Kalabagh was in that period an estate owned by the Nawab of Kalabagh, but under the control of the...

 to liberate their area from the feudal rule of the Nawab of Kalabagh

Nawab of Kalabagh

Malik Amir Mohammad Khan also known as Nawab of Kalabagh was a prominent feudal lord, politician and the seventh nawab of Kalabagh state, in Mianwali District of north western Punjab, Pakistan. He belonged to the Awan tribe of ancient repute. He was crowned as Nawab of Kalabagh after the death of...

, succeeding on 5 July 1977.