khayaal-e-Khatir-e-ahbab chahiye har dam
Anees Thes na lag jai aab-ginoN ko
The truck here is transporting earthen clay pots (called ‘matka’ – singular) which are used to keep drinking water cool. Being made out of clay, one would imagine not to try transporting them without any packaging BUT that is the beauty of Pakistani transport which continues to defy the norms of Aesthetics, Physics, Mechanics, Capacity, Luxury, Hilarity, Logic, Poetry, Center of Gravity, Speed Limits etc.
What do all these fragile matkas hanging so precariously remind you of? Can you suggest a title.
The photo is from April 26, 2009 taken on Sukkur bypass by Jehangir Khan.
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KAASH MATKAY KI JAGHA PAKI POLITICIAN HOTAY OR TRUCK ISEE THRHA KAHEEN JA RAHA HOTA.
ab Sohni ko pareshan honay ki zarurat nahin
Sukkur k mashoor o maroof, mazboot gharay
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@Owais Mughal: “ghulel” = Slingshot/Shanghai/Katty ;)
seems like Jetendra and Sridevi are making a comeback in Bollywood, they would need a truck load of matkas for their catchy song numbers!!
Beauty of this load is that in case of big Jahtka only few of them will break because they are packed so randomly. If they were packed in an appropriate manner, weight of one matka would be depended on other and so on, with one matka breaking right at the bottom would bring the whole load down. Just like Karate experts have to brake just one brick and rest is done by ………… whatever.
Could some one with science background please explain.