Mari Indus

Mari Indus (Urdu: ماڑی اِنڈس ) is a town in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan, situated on bank of the Indus River near Kalabagh. It is located at 32°57 North 71°34 East and has an altitude of 206m or 679 ft.^[1]

Mari Indus
Town
Mari Indus
Coordinates: 32.9506°N 71.5617°E / 32.9506; 71.5617
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Mianwali
Tehsil	Mianwali

Ancient Hindu temples

The historic village "Mari" or "Old Mari Indus" is 2 kilometers from there, famous for its historic ruins of Hindu civilization and temples.^[2][3]

Railway

Mari Indus is the terminus railway station of Daud Khel-Mari Indus railway track. The length of the Daud Khel-Mari Indus railway track is approx 9.6 km. Two trains Mianwali Express (Mari Indus to Lahore), and Attock Passenger (Mari Indus to Attock) are available daily from there. Before 1991 it was also the terminus station of a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway line which connected it with Lakki Marwat, Bannu and Tank. This railway line has been dismantled, but the Railway bridge is still being used as a road bridge.^[4]

Politics

The two major political groups here are Syed Ulfat Hussain Shah & Khawaja groups.There are two major parties in Mari.Indus Pti and Pmln.The leader of PTI in Mari Indus is Khawaja Nasir Abbas and always Pti won the election and Second party is Pmln.The leader of Pmln is Waqar Ali Zaidai.