Pakistani barber Ali Abbas prepares to cut the hair of a customer with a hammer and a butcher knife at his shop in Lahore.
Pakistani barber Ali Abbas prepares to cut the hair of a customer with a hammer and a butcher knife at his shop in Lahore.
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  • A Pakistani barber has gained popularity for his unconventional haircuts.
  • Ali Abbas uses tools ranging from cleavers to blowtorches to give clients haircuts.
  • "I thought I should do something different to attract more clients," Abbas told AFP.
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A Pakistani barber makes use of unconventional tools to give haircuts: blowtorches, cleavers, and cutting boards.

Since 2016, Ali Abbas's techniques, including trimming hair with a blowtorch, have been a hit in Lahore, AFP reported.

"I thought I should do something different to attract more clients," Abbas told AFP.

"Every day, I try to come up with new ways to cut hair. When I used a hammer or knife, it was a kind of experiment for me and I trained for a year to ace it," Abbas said in a segment with local channel Arya Stories.

He also uses bits of broken glass to thin out thick hair, as well as cleavers and butcher's blocks to add layers.

"There has been a very good response from my clients, who were quite scared in the beginning," Abbas told AFP.

Arooj Bhatti, one of Abbas's clients, says she enjoys having her hair cut with cleavers because it makes it grow faster.

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