Pakistan barber offers hair-raising cuts with cleavers and blowtorches
By AFP
11 May 2021 |
2:37 pm
Hoping to prove a cut above the competition, Pakistani barber Ali Abbas relies on an unusual array of tools to practice his craft -- including blowtorches, meat cleavers, and even broken glass.
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