A gas cylinder explosion in Attock killed a man and his two daughters and critically injured his wife, according to The Nation, which published its report on 12 October 2026. The cylinder exploded inside their house in village Surg, Pindi Gheb tehsil, Attock district. Early reports say gas leaked from a household cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), fuel kept under pressure in a metal cylinder.
Who was killed and injured
The Nation named the dead as Fakhar Zaman, 45, son of Mian Muhammad, and his daughters, aged 17 and 19. Their mother was critically injured in the same blast. The report does not give her name or age.
Rescue, hospital transfer and police
Teams from Rescue 1122, the emergency service reached on 1122, went to the house and started rescue work. An ambulance took the injured woman to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) Pindi Gheb, the tehsil headquarters hospital. After initial treatment, doctors referred her to Rawalpindi Hospital because she was still critical. The Nation said she was being moved there in a Rescue 1122 ambulance and that her condition remained critical.
Police also reached the house and cordoned off the area. They said further investigation was under way. Preliminary reports cited by the paper say a leak from the cylinder caused the domestic gas cylinder explosion. The paper presents that as an early finding, not a finished inquiry.
Mourning and a call for tighter cylinder rules
Grief and mourning followed in the area, The Nation reported. Residents demanded that the government ensure strict safety standards for gas cylinders. The report does not record an official response. What is known about the gas cylinder explosion in Attock is the three deaths, the wife's transfer toward Rawalpindi, and a police investigation that was still open.
