http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47740000/jpg/_47740888_p1010453.jpgThe tradition of painting trucks in Pakistan is long and colourful. It started out as a way for truck drivers to take reminders of home with them while on long journeys. (Words and pictures: Shelley Thakral)
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47740000/jpg/_47740891_p1010454.jpgOver the years drivers have painted everything from wood, metal, jangling chains, shiny objects and even 3-D creations.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47740000/jpg/_47740893_p1010459.jpgThe idea is simple - make it pretty and make it stand out. These owners carefully chose a selection of mountain scenes, peacocksand tigers to customise their vehicles.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47740000/jpg/_47740894_p1010472.jpgMost trucks take a week to paint and many are used to carry anything from timber to food across the country.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47740000/jpg/_47740895_p1010495.jpgThe trucks are colourfully decorated with different objects and sometimes supernatural characters like flying horses and colourful fairies.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47740000/jpg/_47740896_p1010497.jpgMany of the painters have had their skills passed on from their fathers and grandfathers. They know the designs by heart and mostly paint freestyle.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47740000/jpg/_47740897_p1010498.jpgThis VW - or Foxy as it is commonly called in Pakistan - was painted in 25 days and is being driven from Pakistan to Germany.
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