Photo by Brendan Hoffman hoffmanbrendan / Boatmen on the Indus River wait for passengers in Sehwan Sharif, Pakistan. The Indus and its tributaries form the backbone of Pakistan's freshwater supply, and a series of river-fed canals irrigate the fields that support much of the country's agriculture. Today, a rapidly-growing population is straining water supplies while tensions with India, from which the Indus flows, remain a concern. Follow me hoffmanbrendan for more human stories from around the world. #indus #indusriver #sindh #pakistan Check out Nat Geo's link in bio for more on this story.