Art on wheels , See colours of Pakistan with Travel Guide of Pakistan.

In times past, goods transported along the hazardous trading routes through mountains and across deserts, were carried by camels and donkeys adorned with colorful embroidered silks.Good luck charms evoked the protection of the Almighty against bandits and the evil eye. In modern times animals have been replaced by trucks that travel throughout Pakistan , yet vestiges of the old customs still remain.The decorative aspect has evolved into a genuine , naive folk art. Now , at the Fukuoka Museum of Asian Art ,in japan, a painted vehicle from Pakistan is installed. Decorated from roof to undercarriage with enamel painted panels , the focus of the truck design is found at the rear end. Here the imagination of the painter runs wild. Fearsome animals are juxtaposed with gardens where fountains play.peacocks dance on bright green lawns.Tanks may dot a landscape like children,s toys, soldiers carry guns, There may be curvaceous , dark-eyed beauties, mountains , or seascapes complete with lighthouse, Urdu couplets offer cheery messages or plaintive warnings such as Beware of lawyers , Doctors and the wiles of fair ones. The most decorative part of the vehicle is usually the front, whose top is shaped like a tiara , richly bejewelled. Tour Guide Shahid yousaf. Cell +923004287493 E.mail [email protected] Face book shahid yousaf. Come and see Incredible country with me. Best regards.