Sakhakot is an administrative unit, known as Union council, of Malakand District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

The area is termed as a fort because of it providing safety to those who sought asylum who were believed to be enemies of the state.

[citation needed] One of the elders, Shahi Baba of Yousafzai tribe proclaimed that nobody dare touch the people who are once given protection.

[citation needed] Shahi Baba of Shalman Rais Branch was also known for his guerilla war against the British.

He was effective fighting the British invaders by joining hands with Sartor Faqir[2] who was later on killed in action.