Utman Khel

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The Utman Khel are a Pathan tribe who occupy the hills to the north of Peshawar in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Their land lies between the Mohmands and the Ranizais of Swat, to the west and south-west of the junction of the Swat and Panjkora rivers. They claim to be descendants of Baba Utman, who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni in his expedition into India in 997. The Utman Khel are a tall, stout and fair race, but their dress and general customs have been assimilated by the neighboring peoples of Bajour. Their land is very hilly and difficult, but well cultivated in terraces. They number some 40,000, and their fighting strength is about 8000 men. The British conducted military campaigns against them in 1852, 1878, and 1898.

Utman Khel is also a Mahalla in a village called Jalalia which is located in Chach, the northern part of Attock District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Mahalla is named after the Utman Khel Pathans who settled in Jalalia several hundren years ago.