The Kak Pul (

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: ), also written as Kaak Pul or Kaak Bridge, is a bridge in

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. It is built on the

Soan River Soan River (; ), also Sawan, or Sohan, is a river in Punjab, Pakistan. It originates from the Murree Hills and joins the Indus River near Makhad. Oldest evidence of human activity in Pakistan has been found in the Soan River valley. The Soan Va ...

Islamabad Expressway The Islamabad Expressway (), sometimes also referred to as Islamabad Highway, is a major north–south expressway in Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The expressway provides quick access between the Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Punjab, co ...

, and serves as an entry point for vehicles entering Islamabad.

Location and geography

It is built on the Soan River at Islamabad Expressway. The Soan River is an important stream in the

Pothohar Plateau The Pothohar Plateau (, : ''Pо̄ṭhoā̀r Paṭhār''; , ''Satāh Murtafā Pо̄ṭhohār''), also spelled Pothwar, is a plateau in the Sindh Sagar Doab, Sind Sagar Doab of northern Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan, located between the Indus ...

region of

. It drains much of the water of Pothohar. Famous places near Kak Pul are Sihala town, which is the location of

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, the largest police training college in Pakistan;

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; Institute of Space Technology;

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campus; and Model Town Humak, a suburb town of Islamabad.

References

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