The Earliest Inhabitants
The Pathana, Awans, and Jats were the earliest inhabitants of the area who now hold the whole district respectively.
Casts and Clans
Most of the people living in the District Attock belong to the following casts and clans:
- Principal Casts: Gujjar, Janjua, Awan, Gakhar, Kashmiri, Khokhar, Pathan, Qureshi, Sheikh, Maliar, Syed, and Punjabi Shaikh
- Jat Clans: Bhukar, Cheema, Dhamial, Ghuman, Gondal
- Rajput Clans: Bhatti, Chauhan, Janjua Rajput
Professions
Attock is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British Army before independence and later to the Pakistan Armed Forces due to which, it is also known as the 'city of soldiers'.
Food
People enjoy eating both traditional as well as continental food. Variety of food ranges from the traditional ‘Lahori Chargha’ to the continental Chinese, Italian cuisine, etc. People are very fond of eating ‘saag’ and ‘makai ki roti’. There are numerous Fast Food Chains now being opened in Attock including Pizza Hut, Loaded, etc.
Language
Urdu is the language spoken and understood by all. However, the majority of the people, especially those living in the city, speak Punjabi and Pashto. People living in cantonment are not generally the citizens of Attock and consist of Army officials posted there that belong to different areas of the country. Hence, Urdu is the main language spoken and understood in the cantonment as well. The educated elite living in Attock also understands and speaks English.
Lifestyle
People of the Attock are simple and most of the population resides in villages. District Attock is an agricultural area that's why 70% of the population has adopted agriculture as a profession. The people living in the cities are mainly the Army officials, policemen, doctors, teachers, etc. People start their day early in the morning with male members of the house going to their workplace and children going to school. Female members of the house stay back and look after the house. However, there are also working women who usually are doctors and teachers.
People of this area have gone abroad to earn their livelihood and most of them are settled in the United Kingdom and Middle East countries. These people are a big source of foreign remittance and are contributing to the foreign exchange of the country.
Sports
The youth of Attock City plays Cricket and Football mostly. There is an international level cricket stadium called the ‘PCB Cricket Stadium’ in which cricket on the district level is played. Other sports played by the people include Badminton, Hockey, Football, Neza Bazi, Bull Race, and Volleyball. Kabbadi is also played by the people of Attock.