60 Seconds on Earth: See how Pakistanis paint those beautiful trucks (VIDEO)
Pakistan’s truck artists worry NATO’s withdrawal from Afghanistan will put them out of business.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Truck painting is big business in Pakistan. Owners spend hundreds of dollars to get a vehicle decorated; craftsmen work eight to ten days to cover an average truck with bright designs. Over the past decade, many of the trucks have carried supplies to NATO troops, and now as those troops withdraw, truck artists worry they might be out of a job.
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