 Cotton production is integral to the economic development of Pakistan . The nation is largely dependent on the cotton industry and its related textile sector , and the crop has been given a principal status in the country . Cotton is grown as an industrial crop in 15 % of the nation 's land during the monsoon months of May to August , known as the kharif season . The rest of the year is the rabi season . Cotton is cultivated in 60 % of the nation 's area , with Punjab accounting for the bulk of the nation 's cotton production . Cotton is also grown in the North West Front