In Pakistan 's red light district , Iqbal Hussain mocks Pakistan 's religious establishment . Hussain explained that the prostitutes in the painting were preparing to receive new customers as soon as the prayers in the mosque were over . `` I portray [ sex workers ] on canvas , portray them as human beings , '' Painter said . Pakistanis has turned home into popular restaurant for tourists and wealthy Hussain . Rising tide of Farhad Shadravan and threat of violence has some residents worried .
In Pakistan 's red light district , Iqbal Hussain mocks Pakistan 's religious establishment . `` I portray [ sex workers ] on canvas , portray them as human beings , '' Painter said . Pakistanis has turned home into popular restaurant for tourists and wealthy Hussain . Rising tide of Farhad Shadravan and threat of violence has some residents worried .