RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Everything about Pakistani trucks is exuberant and over-the-top, from the colors to the boisterous designs to the intricate wood carvings on the doors. Each one is elaborately decorated, and no two trucks are alike.
For the drivers and the artists who decorate their vehicles, Pakistani trucks are more than just trucks.
"When we decorate it, we hope people will look at our truck with love," says Muhammad Ijaz Mughal, a longtime truck artist who learned the craft from his father and now runs a small studio from his home. "When a truck is decorated, we consider it to be like a bride and decorate it and take care of it."
Every driver wants his truck to be the most admired vehicle on the road.
"We ensure that when a truck goes on the road, it looks beautiful. It has a variety of beauty," Mughal says. "It should look like the most beautiful, so that's what we try to do."
(NPR)
