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The backbone of Cholistan economy is cattle breeding.

It has the major importance for satisfying the area's major needs for cottage industry as well as milk meat and fat.

Because of the nomadic way of life the main wealth of the people are their cattle that are bred for sale, milked or shorn for their wool.

Moreover, isolated as they were, they had to depend upon themselves for all their needs like food, clothing, and all the items of daily use.

So all their crafts initially stemmed from necessity but later on they started exporting their goods to the other places as well.

The estimated number of livestock in the desert areas is 1. 6 million.