Carved out of Multan district in 1976, the district of Vehari is unique in more ways than one. It was the second district (after Rahim Yar Khan) which revolted against cotton, despite being the biggest producer of the crop in the nineties. Till the 1990s, it was a common claim that Vehari alone produced 80 per cent of Sindh’s cotton production.
The district also shares the distinction with its neighbouring Pakpattan of being a native base of the world-acclaimed Neeli breed of buffalo, which was later crossbred with another breed called Ravi, a combination that enjoyed international success. These breeds enjoyed unparalleled commercial success in the world of diary till they started losing out to cattle that was continuously genetically improved.