Owais Mughal
Place: Nowshera Virkan, Pakistan
Date: June 26, 2009
Photo Credits: Sheikh Munir Ahmad Azad
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I propose a post (maybe by the wonderful Owais?) on the wacky and creative vehicles of rural Pakistan. I’ve seen some wild ones, and I’m sure there are many I haven’t seen. This type of rickshaw is surely new to me.
Such serviceable sculptures, often (I think) on some kind of tractor base and decorated and colorfully painted, are one of my best memories of Pakistan.
There’s a Flickr page with some good photos, but I don’t recall who took them now.
If such a post makes it to ATP, I promise I won’t grumble anything about how Pakistan needs a road law banning them because they are dangerous :)
Great photo, thanks for it!
More comments on this picture from ATP’s Facebook page:
– “well Ching Chi Truckshaw ………………… :D”
– “THiS iS PAKISTAN MY DEAR ghada ghora sub aik dande se hakete hein lolxxxxxxxxx”
– “yeh pakistani way of utilising place hai……………qingqi rikshaw bhi nahi chora”
– “this is a form or sort of Ricksaw; these type of vehicles are used in rular areas of Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, these vehicles have peter engines (peter engines are used for pumping water for agriculture purposes) and gear box of charade 1000 cc car and its maximum speed is more than 100 km/h. it’s ride is quite adventures and dangerous; as in case of accident one will have hand full of broken bones.”
– “Once upon a time, a tractor fell in love with a chingchi….”
– “It’s nothing else but PAkistan!”
– “Chand Gare”
– “fatooooo”
– “Its a rickshaw !!! =P jo bare hoke tractor bane ga … =P”
– “PUnjabi…. jene maa pue nu staya one Riksha hi chlaya….”
– “its a RICKSHA ON STEROIDS”
– “kam waqt mein ziyada kam”
-“21 centry riksha zamane k andaz badle gaye”
– “ricksha on a fire”
– “This is Mobile Puncture shop”
– “True Pakistan…”
– “LolzzZ……….! This Qingai is loaded by Trackter Tyres….!”
– “six tyres and no hifi engine…”
– “woooooo jiya Pakistan”
– “chand gari”
-“Awesum!!! jai ho Pakistaan ke!! =)”
– “a chingchi rikshaw transporting the tractor tyres……….right???????or not wrong?????…lol”
– “this is tractor tyre .. dont you see :P”
– “ye ek Motor cycle rickshaw hai :P lol”
-“isnt this a mobile tyre shop? or AA has come with alternative means of transport?”
– “peter rikhsha……..deisel engine with chand garhi”
A rickshaw with big dreams!
Yeah Wo HAI :)
Jo slook Pakistan me Gadhe(Donkey) k sath hota hai, wohi slook Ching Chi k sath b hota hai.
and
Hilarious Comments at ATP Face Book page
“yeh bara ho k truck ban na chahta hai…”