This study investigated the role of parental attachment, parental school involvement and problem faced by truant and punctual students (n= 200) age ranged 12-18, using the cross- section techniques and three scales we assessed thinking of student about school, homework, parents ability to supervise and to monitor children in homework, school, home and family, health issues, parental attachment and emotional relationship between child and parents. Our data indicated parental attachment was significant positively correlated with mother’s school involvement but non-significant positively correlated with father’s school involvement, however, the data of punctual students on same variable was non-significant positively linked with mother’s school involvement and positively significant associated with father’s school involvement. These variables had significant negatively correlation with Mooney problem checklist across the truant students, moreover, non-significant positively correlated with mother’s school involvement and Mooney problem checklist but positively significant linked with father’s school involvement among punctual students. Further results showed non-significant differences among truant and punctual students on studied variables. The result indicated mothers’ more involvement in home related activities among truant students and fathers’ more involvement in school related activities among punctual. Results revealed father school involvement was a significant moderator between parental attachment and problem faced by punctual students. Present study will be helpful for parents and teachers to understand in dealing with problems of adolescent and interact with them according to their role. Helping parents to know about the impact of parental attachment will lead towards positive behaviors in their children

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