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The Indus River is the main river flowing through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), a province in Pakistan.

The Indus River originates in Tibet and flows through India and Pakistan.

It passing through the KPK province before entering Punjab province and eventually draining into the Arabian Sea.

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The Ravi River is a transboundary river flowing through northwestern India and eastern Pakistan.

Under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, its waters, along with those of the Sutlej and Beas rivers, are allocated to India.

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• The Sindh River is mentioned in the Rigveda, a collection of ancient Indian Vedic Sanskrit hymns.
• The Rigveda is one of the four sacred Vedic Sanskrit texts of Hinduism, and it is one of the oldest and most important texts of Hinduism.
• The Rigveda mentions the sapta-sindhavaḥ (Sanskrit: सप्तसिन्धवः), or seven rivers, along with other rivers.

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Pakistani Indus River's annual flow is 58 cubic miles (243 cubic km) twice that of the Nile River

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 The Lower Chenab Canal is a canal in Pakistan.

It was dug in 1892 and originates from Khanki Headworks,

which is situated on the River Chenab in Gujranwala District.

Some distributaries coming out of Lower Chenab Canal are the Jhang Branch, the Rakh Branch and the Gugera Branch Canal.

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The Indus Sources: Tibetan Plateau, Senge Zangbu, Gar River

The Indus Tributaries:

• Sutlej River
• Chenab River
• Jhelum River
• Beas
• Ravi River

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The Indus River starts in Tibet

The river Indus originates from the Mansarovar lake

The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

The Indus River finally falls into the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

River Indus starts making a delta near the city of Thatta

The old name of the Indus River was: Sindhu

National River of Pakistan: Indus River

6 Barrages constructed in Indus River

Indus River Length: 3,180 km

The upper Indus Plain ends at Mithankot 

The upper Indus Plain starts from Kalabagh

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The Indus River flows through India, Pakistan,

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Wular Lake  is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is sited in Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Doab, a Persian term, signifies an area between two rivers.