The vehicles of Pakistan are artistically embellished by working artists. This extraordinary tradition has its roots in the days of the Raj when craftsmen made glorous horse drawn carriages for the gentry. In the 1920's the Kohistan bus company asked the local Michaelangelo, Ustad Elahi Buksh, a master craftsmen, to decorate their buses to attract passengers. Buksh employed a community of artists from the Punjab town of Chiniot whose ancestors had worked on many great palaces and temples dating back to the Mogal Empire.

It was not long before truck owners followed suite with their own designs. Through the years the materials used have developed from wood and paint to tinsel, plastic and reflective tape. Within the last few years trucks and buses have been further embellished with full lighting systems. One of my recently posted photo albumns has several more of these vehicles featured as well. Enjoy!!