Occurrence of soil salinity problem in the irrigated areas of the Indus plain is one of the major threats to agriculture. The present estimates are that nearly 6.3 million hectares of area is in its grip. It limits crops production. Standard approach to reclaim a saline land is to install a drainage system, apply suitable amendment and purge the salts out of the soil by applying fresh water. This method has proved to be highly expensive and involves a high level of understanding of soil chemistry and engineering options. Saline areas can be made productive through bio-saline agriculture or growing halophytes. These are plants which are capable of making good growth in degraded wastelands due to salinity. There are various kinds and species of halophytes acceptable to saline and waterlogged environment having, specialized and distinguished environmental characteristics. The species range from grasses and shrubs to trees occurring in diversified environment such as coastal swamps, marshes, saline and waterlogged areas. Some halophytes possess special characteristics and habitats. An adult tree is reported to utilize 235 to 2300 mm water annually and thus acts like a pump and controls water table naturally. Some herbs, shrubs and trees extract salt from soil to reclaim the land and produce important bio-mass. This paper attempts to give an account of promising halophytes which can be grown in saline soil and waterlogged conditions along with their growth and tolerance in various environments and their effectiveness in control of water logging and salinity. It also reports recommendations and further research needed for utilization of halophytes in combating salinity and water logging problems.