Attock District

[KingKash]

Attock District
Attock (Urdu: ???), the headquarters of Attock District, is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan, and also a border district on the river Indus. Its old name, before 1985, was Campbellpur.
Attachment 81049
It is just 80 km from Rawalpindi, 100nbsp;km from Peshawar, and 10 km from the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra.

HistoryBritish rule
The city's foundations were laid in 1908, and it was named Campbellpur after Sir Campbell.

After independenceAlthough Pakistan had become independent from Britain in 1947, it wasn't until 1978 that the name Attock was adopted for the city.

Attock's first oil well was drilled in Khaur in 1915. It has an oil and gas field, Dakhini, near Jand, which produces one-third of Pakistan's oil.

Geography and climateAttock is located at 33° 46' 20N Latitude and 72° 22' 6E Longitude. It has an altitude of 348 metres (1145 ft). The average annual rainfall in the district is 783mm (30.83 inches).[1]

Attock District's climate is characterized by very hot summers and very cold winters. The maximum temperature reaches 40°C. The northern part is more humid, with a relatively moderate climate as compared to the southern part.

The river Indus flows on the western and northern sides of the district; the Haro River comes from Haripur and passes through the Attock tehsil on the north of the Kala Chitta Range. The land consists mainly of hills, plateaus, and dissected plains. The area north of the Haro River is a flood plain with fertile soil.

AdministrationAs well as being the district capital, the city of Attock is also the administrative centre of Attock Tehsil. The city is subdivided into four Union Councils, which are Attock, Fatehjang, Jand and Pindigheb.

Village of Thatta
Village of Thatta has been one of the most important villages of the District. It is believed to have been founded by Sher Shah Suri, while some believe that it was founded much earlier, in the time of Alexander's invasion. The Khattar family of this village has played a very important role in the progress of the country and the region.
Attachment 81048
Prominent personalities of this village include:
Sardar Lal Khan, known for his courage and bravery against the Bristish Raj and Sikhs. He fought many wars against them and never accepted their government. He was offered a lot of property, but declined; rather, he lost a lot of his own property as a Freedom Fighter and political activist. Although British colonial rulers did bring some other people against him politically by rewarding them with big jageers, his influence never ended. His sons, Sardar Zakri Khan and Sardar Ghulam Khan, also worked hard in the political movement against British Raj.
Major General Javed Afzal, Brig Afzal's father, who served with the British Army.
Brig. Afzal, political and social figure, son of Javed Afzal.
Current important personalities include:
Sardar Saleem Khan, S/O Sardar Ghulam Khan, a social worker, political activist, and founder of various charity and philanthropic organizations, is currently Chairman of the Social Development Organization, one of the largest NGOs in the District.
Sardar Abdul Rashid Khan, elder brother of Sardar Saleem Khan, has played a very active role in the Judicary. He is a well respected and learned person, who commands respect in the whole region, due to his humble and down to earth behaviour.
Cdr Abdul Qayyum Khan is also an important and widely respected personality.
Sardar Manzar Ameer is tehsil Nazim
[edit] Notables of Attock District
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan, the politician and statesman of Undivided India and Former Prime Minister of Undivided Punjab, of the important Khattar family. Other notables, historically, include
Sardar Shaukat Hayat Khan, Pir of Makhad,
Malik Allah Yar Khan and
Sardar Mumtaz Khan.

Current notables include:
Sardar Tahir Sadiq Khan (District Nazim Attock)
Sh Aftab MNA
Sardar Salim Haider, Federal minister of State
Malik Hakmeen Khan
Sh Ahsan Hayat, advocate
Sardar Imtiaz Khan, advocate
Sardar Abdul Rashid Khan, advocate
In the educational sector, Attock has two universities. One is COMSATS and the second is University of Education. There are several government and private colleges; the Govt Postgraduate College is one of the oldest institutions in the country with a degree college status dating from 1942. PAF Shaheen College Kamra is also one of best institutions in the Region. There is a famous Cadet College at Hassan Abdal.

Attock has produced lot of notables and hardworking individuals. Many people from Attock are working in Middle Eastern countries, while others are settled in United States of America, United Kingdom, European countries, and Hong Kong.

[TrUsT Of AnGeL]

Very Nice Info
Thanks For Sharing... :good