Thar Desert hide and wool industries are prominent. The desert's part in Pakistan also has a rich multifaceted culture, heritage, traditions, folk tales, dances and music due to its inhabitants who belong to different religions, sects and castes. In the years 1965 and 1971, population exchanges took place in the Thar between India and Pakistan. 3,500 Muslim families shifted from the Indian section of the Thar to Pakistani Thar whilst thousands of Hindus also migrated from Pakistani Thar to the Indian section of the Thar. The Sarasvati River is one of the chief Rigvedic rivers mentioned in ancient Hindu texts. The Nadistuti
Thar Link Express renewable rail communication agreement was again extended by both nations from 19 January 2016 to 18 January 2019. This agreement forms the basis of running Thar Link Express, as well as the Samjhauta Express. The Delhi–Lahore Bus and Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus are based on a separated agreement. The Thar Link Express is a continuation of the previous "Sind Mail", when it was revived after a period of 41 years on 18 February 2006. Indian network, on which this train runs, was converted to broad gauge long ago. In 2005, Pakistan also converted the line from metre gauge to broad gauge. This