Two killed, 12 injured in Attock

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TAXILA: Two persons were killed and 12 others were injured in different incidents in various parts of Attock, police and rescue sources said on Sunday.

In the first incident, two persons were killed and two others injured when two motorcycles collided head-on near Dhoke Miskeen on Rawalpindi Road, near Qutabal, within the limits of Fatehjang police station.

The deceased were identified as Umer Khan, 20, and Abbas, 28, while the injured were identified as Wasal Rasheed, 16, and Hairs, 20.

Separately, six people belonging to the same family were injured when they attacked each other over a domestic dispute in Dhoke Patahn in the limits of Attock Saddar Police Station.

The injured were identified as Saeed, his sons Abdullah and Bilal, and Nazim, Wali Khan and Badshah.

In another incident, a man allegedly attacked his brother, Aman Ullah, with a dagger over a property dispute, critically injuring him within the limits of Jand police station.

Meanwhile, two persons, identified as Saqlian, 25, and Zubair, 35, sustained critical injuries when two groups exchanged fire over an old dispute in Dhoke Siyan, within the limits of Attock police station.

Separately, a 22-year-old man, Tabish Yousaf, allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poisonous pills over domestic issues in Mohallah Bajlighar, within the limits of the same police station.

Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2026

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