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An interesting archaeological site on a road leading off from the National Highway about 64 kilometers from Karachi Archaeological excavations revealed a well-planned city it was the scene of the romance of Sassi and Punnu. Sassi belonged to Banbhore. About the 10th century it was the capital of a chief Bhambo Raja and was named Bhambor after him which was later destroyed in 1250 AD. In the centre of another semi-circular palatial building remains of a mosque with numerous Kufic inscriptions carved on dressed stone slabs reveal that this was the earliest yet known mosque of the sub-continent. A Hindu temple of the pre-Muslim period has also been unearthed along with coins belonging to the Khilafat period. Other stone glass and ivory objects. Pottery, jewelry, Arms and some human skeletons with arrows in their heads show that this town came to a violent end.
This is the site of a large town that existed at least 1.400 years ago. The pieces of pottery found by archaeologists are similar to those found at Taxila and known to be of the 1st century BC .Until the 8th century AD the town was controlled by the Buddhists and the Hindus In the 8th century came the Arabs. Some say it is the possible site of Daibul where the Arab General Mohammad Bin Qasim landed. The 17-year old general who was the son-in-law of the Caliph of the Muslim world occupied the delta towns marched north up the Indus and within a few months had taken Multan. A little museum at the site traces the history of the port It has a good display of pottery of various types. There is also a small lake and a shady picnic area and a rest house