Utmanzai (Wazir clan)

"descendants of Utman",[1] and also spelled Uthmanzai, Othmanzai) are a Sunni Muslim Pashtun tribe found in North Waziristan Agency, and Bannu Subdivision Wazir.

[7] In December 2012, the government of North Waziristan Agency used its powers under the Frontier Crimes Regulations to remove privileges from the Utmanzai, such as honorariums given to tribal elders.

The government also ordered that the issue of official documentation, such as national identity cards and passports, to members of the tribe should cease.

These measures were taken in an attempt to force members of the tribe to provide security for teams who were running a polio vaccination campaign in the area.

The Shura Mujahideen, led by Hafiz Gul Bahadur — a member of the tribe and a militant leader associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan[8] — had issued an order in June 2012 that the campaign should be opposed until drone attacks by the United States ended.

Subtribes of the Utmanzai Pashtuns