Pakistan Rivers | MCQs

Explanation

The Indus Waters Treaty, treaty, signed on September 19, 1960, between India and Pakistan

The Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan was brokered by the World Bank

The Treaty allocates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan

while

and the Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India

The Treaty was signed at Karachi by Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan,

the then President of Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru 

the then Indian Prime Minister, and Mr. W.A.B. Illif 

The Treaty is effective from 1st April 1960 

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Explanation

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa often abbreviated as KPK.

It was formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan.

It is located in the northwestern region of the country, along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border.

Explanation

Blind Dolphins are found in Indus river in Pakistan and Ganges river in India and Bangladesh.

The blind, Endangered, Side-swimming dolphin called the Indus River dolphin.

Explanation

These rivers - Bolan, Nari, Pishin, Lora Mulla, Hingol, Rakhshan, Dusht, and Zhob - are all located in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan.

These play a vital role in the region's ecology and economy.

Many of these rivers originate in the mountain ranges of Balochistan and flow into the Arabian Sea or the Indus River.

Hingol River (the longest river in the province) covers a length of 560 kilometres.

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