Pakka Khan Pur Fort    قلعہ پکا خان پور

by Jhangir Afzal
Pakka Khan Pur fort is located just 10 Km North of Gujar Khan near Bahddana town and it was constructed during the Mughals. This fort is located at the elevated plan above the small river Kansi.The compound of the Pakka Kahn Pur Fort is completely occupied by the people who have constructed houses in side the compound. They are also cultivating the lands in side the fort. Meanwhile the remnant rooms and halls of the fort are being used either as lodgings or cattle pens by the dwellers. The remnant walls inside and out side are littered with dung cakes.

The village Pakka Khan pur was was founded by Sultan Bare nagu after the name of His father. In the Pothwari language Pakka means firm concrete built. During the reign of Sultan Jajal ud din Akbar the Mughal dynasty his general Sultan Jalal ud din Khan Ghakkar built a court here and the building were constructed with briks and thus the name prefix Pakka was added to the Khan Pur village that was actually established by Sultan Bare Nagu.
According to the historians the village was located at the main highway leading from Kabul to Kashmir and thus this area was visited by various Mughal forces and emperors of the Past. According to some historians this fort in its exixting form was constructed by Sher Shah Suri who persued his policy of chasing the Ghakkars in Pothwar region.