The Attock Bridge over the Indus River connects the provinces of Punjab and NWFP
The bridge at Attock is one of the most important transportation junctions in Pakistan. Its importance dates to ancient times. Because the Indus river banks on both sides are so close here, it proved to be a suitable location for various boat bridges going back to Alexander the Great's conquest of Punjab, later Mughal invasions and the British period. In the 19th century the British used a bridge of boats here to supply their expeditions in Afghanistan; it was one of two such major bridges over the Indus.
The famous Indian mathematician Panini is said to have been born near Attock around 500 BCE. A huge fort was constructed here by Akbar to supply his Afghan expeditions in the 17th century. Today it serves as an important checkpost for traffic from Lahore and Islamabad to Peshawar and the Afghan frontier.