Sunehri Mosque was built in 1753 when the empire was in decline.The architect of the mosque was Nawab Bukhari Khan, deputy governor of Lahore during the reign of Muhammad Shah. Local shopkeeper had objected to the construction of a large mosque in a congested area, so on the basics of fatwa by local religious leaders Bukhari Khan constructed the mosque.The mosque was built on a plinth elevated 11 feet off of the bazaars surface, with shops occupying the ground floor beneath the mosque. The shops rents were used to pay for the mosques upkeep. The architectural style of the mosque reflects influences of Sikh architecture from nearby Amritsar.