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Customised bus in Pakistan
Many trucks and buses in Pakistan are highly customised and decorated by their owners to the point of becoming moving art. Part transportation, part folk art, these vehicles are quite distinct in layout from other trucks around the world. Like roving art galleries they depict all themes of life through their adorned artwork. The interior and exterior of the trucks are often adorned with poetry .[1] Although the decorative process is usually very expensive, it is still practiced throughout Pakistan and a few other countries of central Asia with great zeal and aesthetic zest.
[edit] General practice of truck decor
Customised truck in Pakistan
In Pakistan a truck driver/owner usually pays $3,000 to $5,000[2] for their vehicle's external decoration. This decoration includes structural changes, paintings, calligraphy, ornamental decor and more. Mirror work on the front and back of vehicles and wooden carvings on the truck doors are commonly used. Usually, the driver/owner takes the truck to a coach workshop soon after its purchase for this decoration. The artist embellishes each truck according to the particular tastes of the driver.[3]
[edit] Decor style of major regions
Karachi is considered the major bedecking center for such trucks. There is also a unique décor style for nearly every city in Pakistan. The Balochistani and Peshawari trucks are heavily trimmed with wood. Rawalpindi and Islamabadi trucks have prominently featured plastic work. Camel bone ornamentation is commonly seen in trucks decorated by Sindh artists.[1] Thus these trucks are also representative of different historical and cultural regions of Pakistan.
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- View of Pakistani trucks
