
CHOWK RENAMED: District Council Attock renamed “Teen Meila Chowk” of Attock city as Kashif Iqbal Shaheed Chowk through a special resolution moved by District Nazim Maj (Retd) Tahir Sadiq. The District Council passed the resolution in recognition of courage and sacrifice rendered by Kashif Iqbal Shaheed while foiling a dacoity in his neighbourhood. President of Pakistan has also conferred Tamgha-e-Shujaat on Kashif Iqbal in 2006 in recognition of his sacrifice. Kashif Iqbal Shaheed sacrificed his life by foiling a dacoity attempt on July 12, 2005 in Peoples Colony Attock. Later, police and citizens chased the dacoits and arrested them. One of the accused dacoit belonged to a banned Jehadi organization. Grieved family, social and political organizations of the city have hailed the renaming of the Chowk and demanded that the remaining Chowks and roads should also be renamed after martyrs’ names.
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