Prior to 1891, there was only a ferry service to cross the Indus, which ran between Bunji and Jaglot (then called 'Sai'). In that year, in preparation for the Hunza–Nagar Campaign, a flying bridge using wire rope was laid by Captain Aylmer of the Bengal Sappers and Miners. Aylmer also established a wire-rope ferry which carried hundreds of tons of grains and military stores for the campaign.
