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Attock District
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| Attock District | |
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| Presidency: | Bengal |
| Headquarters: | Campbellpur |
| Present Day Details | |
| Name: | Attock District, Chakwal District |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | Pakistan |
Attock District was part of Rawalpindi Division of Punjab Province during the British period.
Headquarters
- Campbellpur (now Attock City)
Cities and Towns
- Attock (also known as Attock Khurd)
- Campbellpur (now Attock City)
- Fatehjang
- Hazro
- Hasanabdal (also spelt Hasan Abdal)
- Jand
- Pindigheb
- Talagang (also Tallagang)
Tehsils
- Attock
- Fatehjang
- Pindigheb
- Tallagang
Administration
The following officials were posted within the district:
In 1907
- Deputy Commissioner (also the District Magistrate)
- Assistant Commissioner
- 3 Extra Assistant Commissioners (one was also the Revenue Assistant)
- Civil Surgeon (also Superintendent of the Jail)
In 1930
- Deputy Commissioner
- Sub-Divisional Commissioner, Pindigheb (also Revenue Assistant for this area)
- 6 Extra Assistant Commissioners (one also in charge of Treasury and another the Revenue Assistant)
- Civil Surgeon
- 5 Assistant Surgeons
- Medical Officer of Health
- 32 Sub-Assistant Surgeons (each in charge of one rural dispensary)
Sources
- Gazetteer of the Attock District 1930, Punjab Government, Lahore 1932. Reprint: Sang-e-Meel Publications, Lahore, Pakistan 1989
External links
- Attock District Imperial Gazetteer
- "When Kabul comes to Attock", All Things Pakistan, January 24, 2007, now an archived website
