making conditions apt for farming and irrigation. Being connected to the Indus via irrigation canals like the Let Wah, Mirpur Khas has gained an advantage in horticulture and farming over the years. Bananas are also widely cultivated around the region and also one of the biggest producer of bananas in the country. Railway Mirpur Khas Railway Station is in middle of city. After 40 years a railway link between Pakistan and India is being opened again. A broad gauge line has been laid from Mirpurkhas to Khokhrapar, which is the border town from Pakistani Side. The new link now connects Karachi (Pakistan) to Jodhpur (India) by the new train service Thar Express. In 2005, work started on converting the metre gauge railway line to Khokhrapar to broad gauge. Mirpurkhas Railway Station has one of the longest platforms in Pakistan. Localities Lalchandabad See also Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri Pushpa Kumari Kohli Bhurgri Chitorri, a historical graveyard with many sandstone tombs of Talpur rulers Kahu-Jo-Darro, an ancient Buddhist archaeological site Brahma from Mirpur-Khas a famous historic Gupta period image References Sources and external links WorldSatesmen - Pakistan - Princely States Mirpur Khas District Populated places in Sindh Princely states of Pakistan