[1] Pakka Khanpur Fort was built under the rule of Sher Shah Suri between 1537 and 1538.

[2] The fort played a crucial role in managing the conflict with the Gakhars, a local tribe situated in Pharwala, during Suri's reign.

[2] Due to its strategic position, the fort facilitated surveillance of the passages leading to the Kashmir Valley.

[2] It is prominently mentioned in Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, a revered record of Mughal Emperor Jahangir's reign.

[2][3] The fort also appears in Hari Ram Gupta's historical account of the Sikhs in December 1796, referenced during Zaman Shah Durrani's march to Lahore from Sarai Pakka Khanpur.