Since Haider Ali started painting trainers in January, he has dispatched eight pairs - to places in Pakistan and abroad - with new orders arriving every four days after a surge of social media interest. Photo: AFP
Haider Ali dabs a brush with an iridescent glob of paint and gets to work on a pair of sparkling white trainers - his latest canvas for a carnival of colour celebrating Pakistani culture.
Pakistan's lorries are renowned for "truck art": candy-coloured murals depicting South Asian animals, celebrities and religious icons.
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