There are more than 277,000 trucks on Pakistan’s roads. With their heavy loads, they crawl through the narrow routes of the country’s eastern river valleys toward the rocky expanses of the southwest plateaus and—usually—to the snow-capped Karakoram mountains in the north; recent catastrophic flooding has swept away key bridges in the devastated region. Pakistan depends on these trucks for most of the country’s transportation needs. But they also fill another need: a platform to parade the country’s culture. In Pakistan, most trucks are vivid showpieces of extravagant design. They are…
