Keep on trucking: Art on the move in Pakistan

They pollute the roads and chug along at a snail's pace, but to their Pakistani owners the rickety trucks are moving pieces of art. And indeed, the trucks with their many garish portraits of flowers, Islamic art and snow-capped Himalayan peaks are now attracting global attention. By Caren Firouz and Jibran Ahmad

A driver opens the door to the carved wooden cab of his decorated truck
"We, the drivers of Khyber, Mohmand and other tribal regions like flowers on the edge of the vehicles," he said. "The people of Swat, South Waziristan and Kashmir region like portraits of mountains and different wild animals"
For the drivers, the designs that turn decades-old vehicles into moving murals are often about local pride. Picking the right colour or animal portrait is tougher than the countless hours spent on the road
Drivers rest on beds at a truck stop on the outskirts of Faisalabad, Pakistan, 3 May 2017
Boys posing for a picture in front of a decorated truck in Peshawar
Scenes from the holy sites of Islam in Mecca and Medina on a decorated truck in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Workers unload fruit from a decorated truck at the wholesale market in Faisalabad
South Asian "truck art" has become a global phenomenon, inspiring gallery exhibitions abroad and prompting stores in posh London neighbourhoods to sell flamboyant miniature pieces