Attock Fort stands on a bluff above the Indus River about 20 kilometres west of Kamra, where the river squeezes through a narrow gorge before opening into the plains of Punjab. Built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1581, it is one of the best-preserved Mughal fortifications in Pakistan — a massive structure of red sandstone and dressed stone with towers at the corners and a commanding position above the river.
The fort is still under military administration, so interior access is limited, but the exterior and the views from the roadside are impressive. The Indus at this point is powerful — the old bridge running beside the modern one gives a sense of how important this crossing was for centuries of travellers, traders, and armies moving between the Punjab and the northwest frontier. The confluence of the Indus and Haro rivers is visible from the roadside just below the fort.