The Indus River is the greatest river on the western side of the south Asian  subcontinent.
It is one of the seven sacred rivers for Hindus.
It was the birthplace of the early Indus Valley civilization.

The river is 3180 km long.
It is Pakistan's longest river.
The river has a total drainage area exceeding 1,165,000 km2 (450,000 sq mi).
Its estimated annual flow stands at around 207 km3 (50 cu mi), making it the twenty-first largest river in the world in terms of annual flow.
 
The word Indus and the cognate word Sind/Sindhu for the river is ancient.
The Ancient Greeks used the word Indós; Hinduš was Old Persian; Sindhu in Sanskrit.
Modern languages on the sub-continent use either Sindh (Urdu) or Sindhu (Hindi) or very similar words.
There is no doubt that the river gave its name to the country India.
The Indus River is the greatest river on the western side of the south Asian  subcontinent. It is one of the seven sacred rivers for Hindus. It was the birthplace of the early Indus Valley civilization.
The river is 3180 km long. It is Pakistan's longest river. The river has a total drainage area exceeding 1,165,000 km2 (450,000 sq mi). Its estimated annual flow stands at around 207 km3 (50 cu mi), making it the twenty-first largest river in the world in terms of annual flow.  
The word Indus and the cognate word Sind/Sindhu for the river is ancient. The Ancient Greeks used the word Indós; Hinduš was Old Persian; Sindhu in Sanskrit. Modern languages on the sub-continent use either Sindh (Urdu) or Sindhu (Hindi) or very similar words. There is no doubt that the river gave its name to the country India.
Indus River