Pakistani truck art elevates heavy transport into mobile masterpieces


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Driver Farrukh Sana peers from a newly refurbished truck at a workshop yard in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Photo: AP

Trucks thunder along Pakistan’s dusty highways and through bustling city streets, like rolling canvases ablaze with color and poetry, transforming heavy transport into mobile masterpieces and offering a window into the country’s folk culture.

The roots of Pakistani truck art go back to British colonial rule, when owners began adorning their vehicles with intricate floral patterns, calligraphy, and cultural motifs.

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