kyon nikal jate wo ankho me pani banker (Beautiful Poetry SMS)

Wo mil jate hai kahani banker ,
dil me bas jate hai nishani banker ,
jine hum rakhte hai apni aankho me,
kyon nikal jate wo ankho me pani banker

jism hi be jaan hai (love SMS)

Teri awaz tere roop ki pehchan hai, teri dil ki dhadkan
mere dil ki jaan hai, na sunu jis din teri batain, lagta hai
us roz , ye jism hi be jaan hai

School Ahead,Go Slow (Santa Banta SMS)

Teacher: Why are you late?
santa: Because of the sign.
Teacher: What sign?
santa:The one sign that says,
"School Ahead,Go Slow".

Who killed Gandhiji ? (sardar SMS)

A sardar on an interview for the post of detective was
asked a question
Interviewer - Who killed Gandhiji ?
Sardar - Thanks for giving me the job, I will
investigate

Oye,Pyar karne wale kisi ki parwah nahi karte! (Santa Banta SMS)

Girlfriend-Tum to bas apne kam me lage rehte ho..
Meri to koi parwah hi nahi hai tumhe!
santa -Oye,Pyar karne wale kisi ki parwah nahi
karte!

Have a Great Sunday (beautiful SMS)

Monday went on Tuesday 2 Wednesday and asked
Thursday whether Friday has told Saturday that Sunday
is a holiday.
Have a Great Sunday

santa ji pulled out 6 people from a burning house (Santa Banta SMS)

santa ji pulled out 6 people from a burning house...
still he was in jail.......why?
bco’z all the 6 were fire brigade staff!

Sala ye piyano bag kyo nahi raha (Santa Banta SMS)

Santa Singh Ji Zebra Crossing ke Black & White Patte
par Bar Bar
idhar se Udhar chalte the , Woh kya soch rahe honge ?
THINK ?????
Sala ye piyano bag kyo nahi raha

Engagement with you give me a RING? (Santa Banta SMS)

One day Santas Girlfriend asks him, Darling my
Engagement with you give me a RING?
Santa:Ya sure,
Give me ur Telephone No

How Old is ur father (cute SMS)

Teacher: How Old is your father. Sunny: As old as I m.
Teacher: How is it possible?
Sunny: He become father only after I was born

I"ll marry you next year (sardar SMS)

Sardar proposed a Girl...... Girl said Im 1yr elder to you
Sardar said Oye No Problem Soniye,
I"ll marry you next year…………….

Sardar was writing something very slowly. (sardar SMS)

Sardar was writing something very slowly.
Friend asked: Why r u writing so slowly?
Sardar: Im writing 2 my 6 yr old son, he cant read very
fast…………………………

Woh cham cham karke chali aaye (hindi SMS)

Woh cham cham karke chali aaye woh cham cham karke
chali gaye mein sindoor leke khada tha woh rakhi bandh
ke chali gaye.................

muhabbat ke deepak jalakar to dekho (hindi SMS)

muhabbat ke deepak jalakar to dekho jara dil ki duniya
sajakar to dekho tum ko na ho jaye humse muhabbat to
kehna jara humse najren mila kar to
dekho..........................................

Kya ajeeb zulm sahna padta hai (hindi SMS)

Dr : Jis hospital ke hum doctor hai,
Meri patni waha ki nurse hai.
Kya ajeeb zulm sahna padta hai ,
Apni hi biwi ko sister kahna padta hai."…….

WAIT PLEASE (hindi SMS)

Once Laloo was coming out of Airport. As there was huge
rush the security guard told Laloo "WAIT PLEASE" for
which Laloo replied "65Kgs" and moved
on.......................

BABUJI KI PANT (hindi SMS)

A man opened a new shop of wada pav. bt he was
confused- what name to keep for the shop
He asked his friend
His friend replies:yaar tu jo bhi cheez subah uthkar sab se pehle
dekhe woh hi naam rakh lena.
Next morning he gets up and sees his babuji's pants!! and he
keeps the name babuji ki pant.a boy buys a wada pav
from his shop.his father asks from where did you bring
this?he replies: BABUJI KI PANT
se………………………

Its a widow ant (hindi SMS)

Two ants standing on top of the other hill are in
coversation.
1st ant:arrey yaar just see down,all the ants are black
and what is that one ant in white colour?
2nd ant:arrey mama its a widow ant yaar.safed sadi
phehni hai!

girl friend chahiye (hindi SMS)

Bhakt : bhagwan muje dard de,dukh de tention de,muge
barbad kar de dukh de, tetion de,muje barbad kar de, mere
piche pnoti lagade…….
Bhagwan : abe sale ek line me bole na ki “girl friend
chahiye……

main tarzan tu monkey (funny SMS)

Apun ki dosti ek dam jakkas hona mangta hai,jakkas bole
to mai hira tu moti, main sabji tu roti, main pani tu
tanki, main tarzan tu monkey

kai se soch liya ki kinara aagaya (cute SMS)

Itani chhoti nahi dosti apni,kai se soch liya ki kinara aagaya,
lo ho gai mobile me roshni aap ke, ek aur msg hamara agaya

kal ho na ho (sad SMS)

Dosti ki galiyo mein koi gam na ho,
hamari ye dosti kam na ho,
bas yahi hai dua hamari khush raho tum,
kya pata yeh msg karne wala kal ho na ho……

Song of the Months… (English Poetry SMS)

January is the month of frost n snow..
February is the month of cold..
March is the month when snow melts..
April is the month of light breezes..
May is the month of flowers..
June is the month of raindrops..
July is the month of drowsiness..
August is the month of freedom..
September is the month of fruits..
October is the month of lights..
November is a pleasant month..
December is the month of cheer..
Here comes the New Year..
With peace nd prosperity for you.

When you thought I wasn’t looking… (English Poetry SMS)

A message every adult should read because children
are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.
When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you hang my
first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately
wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you feed a
stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind
to animals.
When you thought I wasn’t looking saw you make my
favourite cake for me, and I learned that the little
things can be the special things in life.
When you thought I wasn’t looking I heard you say a
prayer, and I knew that there is a God I could always
talk to, and I learned to trust in Him.
When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you make a
meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I
learned that we all have to help take care of each other.
When you thought I wasn’t looking, I saw you give of your time
and money to help people who had nothing, and I learned that
those who have something should give to those who don’t .
When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you take care
of our house and everyone in it, and I learned we have
to take care of what we are given.
When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw tears come from your eyes,
and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it’s all right to cry.
When you thought I wasn’ looking I looked at you and wanted to
say,’Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn’t looking.’

Be cheerful (English Poetry SMS)

Every person on tortoise
used to weep on his matters,
Thinks that he is only facing the
melancholy of being..!
Not only is he managing
the situation
else also dealing,
Trying to survive here,
having the face always smiling !!
But who will make him understand,
who will tell to be pragmatism,
The protocol to be followed
and the way to behave !!
The day he will understand
and get to know what is reality,
Will feel simply unease,
discomfiture and ignominy !!
Conviviality with the
concurrence of the fact,
Can repose the circumstance;
slash the negativity by the word tact !!
To think to be less poignant
is the moral of the story,
Others are also agonised,
lets join hands,

And makes,
Everyone more cheery..!

As Long As… (English Poetry SMS)

As long as there’s a breath
left in your body,
there’s hope.
As long as mankind
has prowled the earth,
miracles have happened,
restoring life and health.
As long as you have
a loving heart,
God will send much
warmth and love
to you in return.
As long as you’ve been alive,
God has been watching over you
and answering your prayers.
As long as the heaven
and stars exist,
God will be there
for you.

Red Roses…(English Poetry SMS)

The summer roses in bloom,
make me wish I could reveal
all of the hot pink passion,

you make me feel.
I never truly knew
how to love or live,
until you entered my life
and taught me how to give.
You stoke my desire,
no matter what you do,
and I could never get enough
of making love to you.
I look forward to celebrating
a hot pink summer with you.

Pink roses for you (English Poetry SMS)

Because you’re a beautiful person,
I wanted to send something beautiful to you.
Because you always fill my world
with laughter and happiness,
I wanted to send something bright to you.
Because our friendship is true,
I wanted to send some pink roses to you.
It’s not much,
but I hope this greeting will do.
In my own special way,
I just wanted to let you know that
you’re in my thoughts today,
and I’m sending some good
wishes your way.

Some people in our lifetime come and go (English Poetry SMS)

Some people in our lifetime come and go.
Some folks stay for a short season,
And some others remain for a good reason.
True friendship is like a plant,
A plant growing from seeds into trees.
True friends are like water to make them live,
Like the sunshine that provides the light,
Or the mountain´s eyes watching from high.
A true friend is someone who always stays,
Like a flower blossom that becomes a rose.
No matter whether it rains or shines,
That kind of friend will leave everlasting marks
Deep in our hearts and lives.
God gives us true friends -as gems and gifts,
Like a special treasure without measure.
They step into our lives marking the way
With footprints of friendship with pleasure.
When I shiver inside and feel lonely,
You send me messages that warm me up.
Your friendship is like a glowing candle
That keeps on burning with your flame of love.
Even though we are across the miles,
I can still feel your touch from up above.
You are that kind of special friend
With everlasting bonds to stay.
When I ponder over my heartbroken state,
Your love always brights up my days,
Making my footpath a galaxy of stars,
And leaving footprints in my heart.
Thank you for bringing me your love and care!!
You know I´ll always be there with my prayers.
The seal of Net friendship
Is born to an everlasting bond.
Precious friends like you, come along
And inherit a piece of us, our true love
That we will always long for.

Always remember to forget (English Poetry SMS)

Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.

Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But don’t forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.

Always remember to forget
The troubles that have passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.

I kicked all those who were between U and I (love SMS)

A,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,_,u,v,w,x,y,z. What r u looking for? I kicked all those who were between U and I.

The Butterfly's Struggle by Tony Masiello

What do butterflies have in common with the human spirit? Meet Maggie, a middle aged wife and mother who was about to find out.

Maggie wasn’t rich like a millionaire or poor in a manner of being homeless. She was living an average comfortable life. It was made even better when a beautiful baby girl came her way. She and her husband made sure their daughter had her needs met and they were still able to take a yearly vacation by the beach.

Maggie was a partner in her husband’s business. They both had a different set of duties which kept everything in balance. One day a devastating blow came to her husband’s business, and over a three year period the business dropped out of site. Her husband had to totally reinvent himself and was yearning to fulfill a dream with a new vocation. She was happy for him and supported him fully, but still the money was not coming in.

Maggie began to feel guilty that she wasn’t contributing with any kind of income. It had been a long time since she had worked outside the home and had to work for someone else. Needless to say she was scared but still had faith that everything would be okay. She began job hunting and found filling out applications somewhat difficult, especially the part asking for job references. Keep in mind that she was self-employed with her husband for almost 20 years. It felt as though that didn’t count for anything as she was never called for an interview.

At the time she was job hunting her mom became more ill than she had been and ended up in the hospital for a week. Once Maggie’s mom returned home she became her mom’s helper one day a week. She did the shopping, changed sheets, vacuumed and did other things that her mother was not able to do anymore. Of course her mom would pay her for her time and labor but she still felt she needed to find another source of income.

One of the first applications she had filled out finally came through. She passed the interview with flying colors and was told she was “exactly” what they were looking for. Although it was only part time it was exactly what she wanted. It was important for her to be home when her daughter arrived home from school. She was told they would be in touch when the schedule was ready. Knowing she had the job made her feel contented and productive again.

Within a few weeks though, she received an e-mail saying that the company had changed the job into a full time position and she was not qualified. Maggie was devastated. She felt betrayed and felt she had been lied to. That evening she was alone as her husband and daughter had gone out for the night. She welcomed the aloneness and wanted to drown her sorrows in a hot tub of bubbles.

As she knew she would, she began to cry, softly at first just from the sheer pain of being rejected. Three long years of struggle had finally caught up with her. Then she became angry; angry at everything from the circumstances that got her there, to God himself. She cried harder and yelled, “What do you want me to do?” She really felt that God had abandoned her.

When she was able to cry no more, she became exhausted and gave up. It was at that moment that a silent idea came to her to offer other elderly people home care assistance.

Using another talent for computers she printed off some flyers and cards and distributed them to her church, grocery stores and even placed a small ad in the newspaper. Within a week she had procured two new clients.

Now, even though she’s not a CEO of a major company or a power player she feels happy and productive again. So, had God really abandoned her? Let’s look at nature for the lessons and the answer.

Before a butterfly can emerge out of it’s chrysalis it has to go through a lot of struggling. Yes, struggling. Each time it lunges out to escape, acids are being removed from its wings. If someone were to come along and break the chrysalis open for it then the butterfly would die from those acids. In essence the struggle is necessary for the butterfly to survive. Then in the stillness, when the struggle is over, the butterfly can come out and share its beauty with the world.

We as humans are not any different. There are times that we need to struggle, to rid ourselves of the acids that make up sadness, fear, and anger. It is only at this time when we are exhausted and still that we begin to hear the Universe whisper to us.
Source: http://www.great-inspirational-quotes.com/the-butterflys-struggle.html

My Resignation by Author Unknown

I am hereby officially tendering my resignation as an adult. I have decided I would like to accept the responsibilities of an eight-year-old again.

I want to go to McDonald's and think that it's a four-star restaurant.

I want to sail sticks across a fresh mud puddle and make a sidewalk with rocks.

I want to think M&Ms are better than money because you can eat them.

I want to run a lemonade stand with my friends on a hot summer's day.

I want to return to a time when life was simple, when all you knew were colors, multiplication tables and nursery rhymes, but that didn't bother you because you didn't know what you didn't know and you didn't care.

All you knew was to be happy, because you were blissfully unaware of all the things that should make you worried or upset.

I want to think the world is fair. That everyone is honest and good.

I want to believe that anything is possible. I want to be oblivious to the complexities of life and be overly excited by the little things again.

I want to live simply again. I don't want my day to consist of computer crashes, mountains of paperwork, depressing news, how to survive when there are more days in the month than there is money in the bank, doctor bills, gossip, illness and loss of loved ones.

I want to believe in the power of smiles, hugs, a kind word, truth, justice, peace, dreams, mankind and making angels in the snow.

I want to play with my pets and my days of imagination to last forever

So here are my checkbook and my car keys, my credit card bills and my 401(k) statements. I am officially resigning from adulthood.

And if you want to discuss this further, you'll have to catch me first because,"Tag! You're it!"
Source: http://www.great-inspirational-quotes.com/my-resignation.html

Kindness by Author Unknown

One day a woman was walking down the street when she spied a beggar sitting on the corner. The man was elderly, unshaven, and ragged. As he sat there, pedestrians walked by him giving him dirty looks They clearly wanted nothing to do with him because of who he was -- a dirty, homeless man. But when she saw him, the woman was moved to compassion.

It was very cold that day and the man had his tattered coat -- more like an old suit coat rather than a warm coat -- wrapped around him. She stopped and looked down. "Sir?" she asked. "Are you all right?"

The man slowly looked up. This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life. Her coat was new. She looked like that she had never missed a meal in her life. His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many others had done before. "Leave me alone," he growled.

To his amazement, the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth displayed in dazzling rows. "Are you hungry?" she asked.

"No," he answered sarcastically. "I've just come from dining with the president. Now go away."

The woman's smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily. "I said to leave me alone."

Just then a policeman came up. "Is there any problem, ma'am?" he asked.

"No problem here, officer," the woman answered. "I'm just trying to get this man to his feet. Will you help me?"

The officer scratched his head. "That's old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple of years. What do you want with him?"

"See that cafeteria over there?" she asked. "I'm going to get him something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile."

"Are you crazy, lady?" the homeless man resisted. "I don't want to go in there!" Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him up. "Let me go, officer. I didn't do anything."

"This is a good deal for you, Jack," the officer answered. "Don't blow it."

Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner. It was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived. The manager strode across the cafeteria and stood by the table. "What's going on here, officer?" he asked. "What is all this. Is this man in trouble?"

"This lady brought this man in here to be fed," the policeman answered.

"Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that here is bad for business."

Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. "See, lady. I told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want to come here in the first place."

The woman turned to the cafeteria manager and smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking firm down the street?"

"Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms."

"And do you make a good profit from providing food at the weekly meetings?"

"What business is that of yours?"

"I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company."

"Oh."

The woman smiled again. "I thought that might make a difference." She glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. "Would you like to join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?"

"No thanks, ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm on duty."

"Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?"

"Yes, ma'am. That would be very nice."

The cafeteria manager turned on his heel. "I'll get your coffee for you right away, officer."

The officer watched him walk away. "You certainly put him in his place," he said.

"That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all this." She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest. She stared at him intently. "Jack, do you remember me?"

Old Jack searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes "I think so -- I mean you do look familiar."

"I'm a little older perhaps," she said. "Maybe I've even filled out more than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that very door, cold and hungry."

"Ma'am?" the officer said questioningly. He couldn't believe that such a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry.

"I was just out of college," the woman began. "I had come to the city looking for a job, but I couldn't find anything. Finally I was down to my last few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets for days. It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to eat."

Jack lit up with a smile. "Now I remember," he said. "I was behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy."

"I know," the woman continued. "Then you made me the biggest roast beef sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to go over to a corner table and enjoy it. I was afraid that you would get into trouble. Then, when I looked over, I saw you put the price of my food in the cash register. I knew then that everything would be all right."

"So you started your own business?" Old Jack said.

"I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered." She opened her purse and pulled out a business card. "When you are finished her e, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons. He's the personnel director of my company. I'll go talk to him now and I'm certain he'll find something for you to do around the office." She smiled. "I think he might even find the funds to give you a little advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until you get on your feet And if you ever need anything, my door is always opened to you."

There were tears in the old man's eyes. "How can I ever thank you," he said.

"Don't thank me," the woman answered. "To God goes the glory. Thank Jesus. He led me to you."

Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance before going their separate ways. "Thank you for all your help, officer," she said.

"On the contrary, Ms. Eddy," he answered. "Thank you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And... And thank you for the coffee."

She frowned. "I forgot to ask you whether you used cream or sugar. That's black."

The officer looked at the steaming cup of coffee in his hand. "Yes, I do take cream and sugar -- perhaps more sugar than is good for me." He patted his ample stomach.

"I'm sorry," she said.

"I don't need it now," he replied smiling. "I've got the feeling that this coffee you bought me is going to taste as sweet as sugar."
Source: http://www.great-inspirational-quotes.com/kindness.html

I Would Pick More Daisies

When the late Nadine Stair of Louisville, Kentucky, was 85 years old, she was asked what she would do if she had her life to live over again.

"I'd make more mistakes next time," she said. "I'd relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been on this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I'd have fewer imaginary ones.

"You see, I'm one of those people who live sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I've been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, and a raincoat. If I had to do it over again, I would travel lighter than I have.

"If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds and I would pick more daisies." 

Source: http://www.great-inspirational-quotes.com/i-would-pick-more-daisies.html

Indus River

The Indus River (Sanskrit: Sindhu; Urdu: سندھ; Sindhi: سنڌو Sindhu; Punjabi: سندھ Sindh;Hindko: سندھ Sindh; Tamil: சிந்து நதி Sindhu nadhi; Avestan: Harahuti; Pashto: اباسينAbāsin "Water of Sindh"; Arabic Al-Sind; Wylie:Sênggê Zangbo "Lion River"; pinyin: Sēngé Zàngbù/Shīquán Hé/Yìndù Hé; Greek: Ινδός Indós; Turki: Nilab) is a major river which flows through the full length of Pakistan.

Originating in the Tibetan plateau of western China in the vicinity of Lake Mansarovar inTibet Autonomous Region, the river runs a course through the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir and then enters Pakistan via the Northern Areas (Gilgit-Baltistan), flowing through the North in a southerly direction along the entire length of Pakistan, to merge into the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi in Sindh. The total length of the river is 3,180 kilometers (1,976 miles) and it is Pakistan's longest river.

The river has a total drainage area exceeding 1,165,000 square kilometers (450,000 square miles). The river's estimated annual flow stands at around 207 cubic kilometers, making it the twenty-first largest river in the world in terms of annual flow. Beginning at the heights of the world with glaciers, the river feeds the ecosystem of temperate forests, plains and arid countryside. Together with the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi,Sutlej, Beas and two tributaries from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan, the Indus forms the Sapta Sindhu (Seven Rivers) delta of Pakistan.

Description:

The Indus provides the key water resources for the economy of Pakistan - especially the Breadbasket of Punjab province, which accounts for most of the nation's agricultural production, and Sindh. The word Punjab is a \ word panj meaning Five, and āb meaning Water, giving the literal meaning of the Land of the Five Rivers. The Five rivers after which Punjab is named are the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and the Sutlej. The river also supports many heavy industries and provides the main supply of potable water in Pakistan.

The ultimate source of the Indus is in Tibet; it begins at the confluence of the Sengge and Gar rivers that drain the Nganglong Kangri and Gangdise Shan mountain ranges. The Indus then flows northwest through Ladakh and Baltistan into Gilgit, just south of the Karakoram range. The Shyok River, Shigar and Gilgit streams carry glacial waters into the main river. It gradually bends to the south, coming out of the hills between Peshawar and Rawalpindi. The Indus passes gigantic gorges 4,500-5,200 meters (15,000-17,000 feet) deep near the Nanga Parbat massif. It flows swiftly across Hazara, and is dammed at the Tarbela Reservoir. The Kabul River joins it near Attock. The remainder of its route to the sea is in plains of the Punjab and Sindh, and the river becomes slow-flowing and highly braided. It is joined by Panjnad River at Mithankot. Beyond this confluence, the river, at one time, was named Satnad River (Sat = seven, Nadi = river), as the river was now carrying the waters of the Kabul River, the Indus River and the five Punjab rivers. Passing by Jamshoro, it ends in a large delta to the east of Thatta.

The Indus is one of the few rivers in the world that exhibit a tidal bore. The Indus system is largely fed by the snows and glaciers of the Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindu Kush ranges of Tibet, the state of Jammu and Kashmir and the Northern Areas of Pakistan respectively. The flow of the river is also determined by the seasons - it diminishes greatly in the winter, while flooding its banks in the monsoon months from July to September. There is also evidence of a steady shift in the course of the river since prehistoric times - it deviated westwards from flowing into the Rann of Kutch and adjoining Banni grasslands after the 1816 earthquake.

Effects of climate change on the river

The Tibetan Plateau contains the world's third-largest store of ice. Qin Dahe, the former head of the China Meteorological Administration, said the recent fast pace of melting and warmer temperatures will be good for agriculture and tourism in the short term, but issued a strong warning:

"Temperatures are rising four times faster than elsewhere in China, and the Tibetan glaciers are retreating at a higher speed than in any other part of the world.... In the short term, this will cause lakes to expand and bring floods and mudflows. . . . In the long run, the glaciers are vital lifelines of the Indus River. Once they vanish, water supplies in Pakistan will be in peril."

“There is [sic] insufficient data to say what will happen to the Indus,” says David Grey, the World Bank’s senior water advisor in South Asia. “But we all have very nasty fears that the flows of the Indus could be severely, severely affected by glacier melt as a consequence of climate change,” and reduced by perhaps as much as 50 percent. “Now what does that mean to a population that lives in a desert [where], without the river, there would be no life? I don’t know the answer to that question,” he says. “But we need to be concerned about that. Deeply, deeply concerned.

History:

Paleolithic sites have been discovered in Pothohar near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, with the stone tools of the Soan Culture. In ancient Gandhara, near Islamabad, evidence of cave dwellers dated 15,000 years ago has been discovered at Mardan.

The major cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, such as Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, date back to around 3300 BC, and represent some of the largest human habitations of the ancient world. The Indus Valley Civilization extended from across Pakistan, with an upward reach from east of Jhelum River to Ropar on the upper Sutlej. The coastal settlements extended from Sutkagan Dor at the Pakistan, Iran border to kutch in easternmost Pakistan. There is an Indus site on the Amu Darya at Shortughai in northern Afghanistan, and the Indus site Alamgirpur at the Hindon River is located only 28 km from Delhi. To date, over 1,052 cities and settlements have been found, mainly in the general region of the Ghaggar-Hakra River and its tributaries. Among the settlements were the major urban centers of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro, as well as Lothal, Dholavira, Ganeriwala, and Rakhigarhi. Only 90-96 of the over-800 known Indus Valley sites have been discovered on the Indus and its tributaries. The Sutlej, now a tributary of the Indus, in Harappan times flowed into the Ghaggar-Hakra River, in the watershed of which were more Harappan sites than along the Indus.

Most scholars believe that settlements of Gandhara grave culture of the early Indo-Aryans flourished in Gandhara from 1700 BC to 600 BC, when Mohenjo-daro and Harappa had already been abandoned.

The name Indus is used in Arrian's Indica for the mighty river crossed by Alexander, based on Nearchus's contemporaneous account. "Indus" is a Hellenic derivative of the Iranian Hindu, in turn derived from Sindhu, the name of the Indus in the Rigveda. The Sanskrit Sindhu generically means river, stream, ocean, probably from a root sidh meaning to keep off; Sindhu is attested 176 times in the Rigveda, 95 times in the plural, more often used in the generic meaning. Already in the Rigveda, notably in the later hymns, the meaning of the word is narrowed to refer to the Indus river in particular, for example in the list of rivers of the Nadistuti sukta. This resulted in the anomaly of a river with masculine gender: all other Rigvedic rivers are female, not just grammatically, being imagined as goddesses and compared to cows and mares yielding milk and butter.

The Indus has formed a natural boundary between the Indian Subcontinent and its frontier with the Iranian Plateau, a region which includes Pakistan's Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Iran. It has been crossed by the armies of Alexander the Great - His Macedonian forces retreated along the southern course of the river at the end of the Asian campaign after conquering what is now Pakistan and joining it to the Hellenic Empire. The Indus plains have also been under the domination of the Persian empire and the Kushan empire. The Muslim armies of Muhammad bin Qasim, Mahmud of Ghazni, Mohammed Ghori, Tamerlane and Babur also crossed the river to strike into the inner regions of Punjab and further south east.

The word "India" is derived from the Indus River. In ancient times, "India" initially referred to the region of Pakistan along the eastern banks of the Indus river, but by 300 BC, Greek writers like Megasthenes applied the term to the subcontinent which extends further eastward.

The traditional source of the river is the Senge Khabab or 'Lion's Mouth', a perennial spring, not far from the sacred Mount Kailash, and is marked by a long low line of Tibetan chortens. There are several other tributaries nearby which may possibly form a longer stream than Senge Khabab, but unlike the Senger Khabab, are all dependent on snowmelt. The Zanskar River which flows into the Indus in Ladakh has a greater volume of water than the Indus itself before that point.

"That night in the tent [next to Senge Khabab] I ask Sonmatering which of the Indus tributaries which we crossed this morning is the longest. All of them, he says, start at least a day's walk away from here. The Bukhar begins near the village of Yagra. The Lamolasay's source is in a holy place: there is a monastery there. The Dorjungla is a very difficult and long walk, three days perhaps, and there are many sharp rocks; but it its water is clear and blue, hence the tributary's other name, Zom-chu, which Karma Lama translates as 'Blue Water'. The Rakmajang rises from a dark lake called the Black Sea.

One of the longest tributaries — and thus a candidate for the river's technical source — is the Kla-chu, the river we crossed yesterday by bridge. Also known as the Lungdep Chu, it flows into the Indus from the south-east, and rises a day's walk from Darchen. But Sonamtering insists that the Dorjungla is the longest of the 'three types of water' that fall into the Seng Tsanplo ['Lion River' or Indus]."

Indus River in Pictures: 

Satellite image of the Indus River basin in Southern Pakistan.

Thal Canal from the Indus river, Pakistan

Confluence of Indus River. The Indus is the lower river in this picture.

Bridge on the Indus River in Pakistan

The Indus River near Skardu, Gilgit Baltistan

Indus river from karakouram highway

Indus River, Northern Pakistan

Indus River,Ladakh Jiten Mehra

Indus River, Jammu and Kashmir

Beautiful Indus River

Indus River, Sukkur, Province of Sind, Pakistan

Indus River Skardu, Beautiful Baltistan

Distribution of Indus River water: Punjab and Sindh at loggerheads

Indus River Near Leh., Leh Ladhak., India

Indus river - Ladakh (India)

Beautiful view of Indus River Pakistan 

Zanskar Indus river Sangam.

Rivers of Pakistan

This is a list of rivers wholly or partly in Pakistan, organised geographically by river basin, from west to east. Tributaries are listed from the mouth to the source.
The longest and the largest river in Pakistan is the Indus River. Around two-thirds of water supplied for irrigation and in homes come from the Indus and its associated rivers.

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Flowing into the Arabian Sea:

• Dasht River (Urdu: دریائے دشت)
  • Kech River
• Basol River
• Hingol River (Urdu: دریائے ہنگول)
  • Nal River
• Porali River
• Hub River (Urdu: دریائے حب)
• Orangi Nala
• Malir River (Urdu:دریائے ملير )
• Lyari River (Urdu:لیاری ندی)
• Gujjar Nala

  
  

  Indus River Basin

  • Indus River
    • Panjnad River (Urdu: پنجند)
      • Chenab River
        • Ravi River
          • Ojh Nadi River
        • Jehlum River or Jhelum River
          • Poonch River
          • Kunhar River
          • Neelum River or Kishanganga
        • Tawi River
        • Manawar Tavi River
      • Sutlej River
    • Gomal River
      • Kundar River
      • Zhob River
    • Kurrum River or Karam River (Urdu: دریائے کرم )
      • Tochi River, sometimes referred to as the Gambila River
    • Soan River (Urdu: دریائے سون)
      • Ling stream
    • Haro River
    • Kabul River
      • Swat River
        • River Jindi
        • Panjkora River
      • Bara River
      • Kunar River (Kunar Rud)
        • Lutkho River
    • Siran River
    • Tangir River
    • Astore River
      • Rupal River, rising from the melt water of the Rupal Glacier
    • Gilgit River
      • Hunza River
        • Naltar River
        • Hispar River
        • Shimshal River
        • Chapursan River
        • Misgar River
        • Khunjerab River
      • Ishkuman River
      • Yasin River
    • Shigar River (Urdu: دریائے شگر ), formed from the melting water of the Baltoro Glacier and Biafo Glacier.
      • Braldu River
    • Shyok River
      • Saltoro River
      • Nubra River, rising from the meltwater of the Siachen Glacier
    • Suru River
      • Dras River
      • Shingo River