The Ghazi Force is a Pakistani militant organisation, formed following the 2007 Lal Masjid siege, in which Pakistani government troops stormed a major mosque and madrassa in Islamabad

Islamabad

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...

. The government's assault on the mosque inflamed the sentiments of conservative and religious elements in Lahore, and the Ghazi Force claims to be formed by relatives of students who died in the siege. The movement takes its name from Abdul Rashid Ghazi

Abdul Rashid Ghazi

Abdul Rashid Ghazi was an Islamist Pakistani cleric; son of Maulana Muhammad Abdullah, and younger brother of Abdul Aziz Ghazi. He was descended from the Sadwani clan of Mazari tribe in the town of Rojhan in Rajanpur, the border district of Punjab province of Pakistan.Abdul Rashid Ghazi was killed...

, who was also killed in the fighting.

The Ghazi Force is led by former Lal Masjid student Niaz Raheem, and is headquartered in Orakzai Agency

Orakzai Agency

Orakzai Agency is one of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It has a population of 450,000 and an area of .- History :The Orakzai tribes take their name, which literally means the lost son , from a romantic legend about their ancestor, Sikandar Shah, who was a prince from Iran,...

, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier) Province. It is believed to be closely affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban.