Just like the Billboard painting performed in Pakistan, there is another indigenous form of art performed in Pakistan and it is the Truck Painting. With its all colorful floral patterns, depiction of human heroes with creative aspect ratios, calligraphy of poetic verses and driver’s words of wisdom, this form of art is truly a part of Pakistani transport tradition.
I recently came across Abro’s photo collection of Pakistan’s truck painting and that provided me the necessary impetus behind this post. These photos were taken by Abro as part of a book called Food Path- Cuisine Along The Grand Trunk Road From Kabul To Kolkata published by Roli Books India and Lustre Press
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When Salman Butt played an unbeated innings of 129 against India in the Finals of Kitply Cup, he also completed his 2000 runs in ODIs. While Salman’s innings saw Pakistan lift the tournament trophy, he became the 19th Pakistani to reach 2000 runs milestone in ODIs. It is generally said about ODIs that after playing 50 ODIs every good batsman gets an average in 30s but only greats get it past 40. Salman Butt has got his average to 40.54 after 52 innings. Will he able to hold on or better his average? or will he slid back to an average of 30s? We will have to wait and see. His career has already seen few ups and downs. He made his debut with a duck against West Indies in 2004 but in the same season he came back with a match-winning century against India but then slid down to a brief oblivion. 
