Meet the block printers keeping an ancient art alive in Pakistan
Craftsmen spend hours meticulously producing Ajrak by mapping out the pattern on thick, starched cotton fabric that holds its rigid shape. Despite cheap, machine-made copies flooding the market, Imran Soomro and his family are determined to keep the craft alive in Bhit Shah, Pakistan.
UP NEXT
UP NEXT
-
Three Stock Lunch: Citi, Paramount & Chevron
CNBC
-
Flock Freight CEO breaks down how the logistics company allows freight to 'ride share' throughout the U.S.
CNBC
-
Climate change is 'hurting' insurers
Reuters
-
Sometimes, the best offense is a good defense, says Hennion & Walsh's Mahn
CNBC
-
Suze Orman: Here's how couples should split their finances
CNBC
-
Piper's Harsh Kumar upgrades AMD to overweight
CNBC
-
The biggest winners and losers in a strong dollar economy
CNBC
-
It takes time for gold to respond to a crisis like recession, says Barrick's Mark Bristow
CNBC
-
Ukrainian soldiers evacuated from Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol
CNBC
-
Buffett's Berkshire buys Citigroup stock, slashes Verizon
Reuters
-
Final Trades: Wynn, Apple, DocuSign & more
CNBC
-
Our #1 fear isn't recession, but how high will rates go, says Mariner Wealth's Jeff Krumpelman
CNBC
-
It's too early to get bullish on retailers, says JPMorgan's Chris Horvers
CNBC
-
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Reveals $2.6B stake in Paramount and $3B stake in Citi
CNBC
-
You want stay-at-home beneficiaries to lay people off, so they can migrate to the service industry, says Cerity's Lebenthal
CNBC
-
All these retailers are going to feel the pressure on labor and shipping costs, says Hightower's Link
CNBC
-
Nominal gains are not great when inflation is where it is, says Ritholtz's Josh Brown
CNBC
-
Crypto industry pours $30 million into campaigns amid growing lobbying influence
CNBC
-
It's a pretty ugly situation out there, says Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen on supply chain disruptions
CNBC
-
The Late Morning Rundown: May 17, 2022
CNBC
-
Allianz to pay some $6 billion dollars in fraud case
CNBC
-
Cambria's Meb Faber on where to find market opportunities
CNBC