KARACHI: To celebrate Pakistan’s 77th Independence Day and to pay tribute to the country, Google came up with a nice little doodle on Wednesday morning.

While the image features mangoes, Pakistan’s national fruit, prominently, a lot of other artistic elements could be seen in the frame. The Pakistani flag is in the centre and the most important visual of the doodle.

The word ‘google’ itself in the foreground is written in green and white, the colour scheme of the flag. And the overall look of the presentation comes across as if it’s taken from truck art — the art form which is quite popular in the country.

Published in Dawn, August 15th, 2024

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