Sindh ( ; ) is one of the
four provinces of Pakistan, in the southeast of the country. Historically home to the
Sindhi people, it is also locally known as the
Mehran. It was formerly known as
Sind until the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan. Spelling of its official name as Sind was discontinued in 2013 by an amendment passed in
Sindh Assembly. The name "Sindh" is derived from the Sanskrit
Sindhu, a reference to the
Indus River that passes almost through the middle of the state.