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Detailed explanation-1: -Indus Basin irrigation system Surface-water resources in Pakistan are based on the flows of the Indus River and its tributaries (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas to the east and the Kabul River to the west).

Detailed explanation-2: -IBIS, which stands for Indus Basin Irrigation System, is the largest irrigation system on the planet. It services Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan, providing water to more than 1.6 million square kilometres of agricultural land in Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus Basin Project is a water control project that resulted from a treaty, Indus Waters Treaty, signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 that guaranteed that Pakistan would receive water from the Indus River independent from upstream control by India.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the mountainous region the principal waterways west of the Indus are the Swat Canals, which flow from the Swat River, a tributary of the Kābul River. Those canals provide irrigation for the two chief crops of the area, sugarcane and wheat.