After independence

Although 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 Khore in 1946. It has an oil and gas field Dakhini near Jand.[citation needed] One-third of Pakistan's oil is produced .Many companies have come to Pakistan and visited different sites to search for oil and gas.