Tag: Statue
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Pakistani-American artist Shahzia Sikander criticises Fox News for calling her sculpture ‘satanic’
Pakistani artist Shazia Sikandar made international headlines a few weeks ago when her statue ‘Havah…, to breathe, air, life’ was installed on the rooftop of the New York appellate courthouse . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shahzia Sikander (@shahzia.sikander) Conservative US news channel Fox News covered the installation of the statue…
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Jinnah’s statue blown up in Gawadar, Balochistan Republican Army takes responsibility
A statue of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah installed along Gawadar’s Marine Drive has blown up by the militants, BBC Urdu reported. Talking to BBC Urdu, DPO Gawadar, Dr Farhan, said that the statue was blown into pieces on Sunday morning around 9:20 am in morning. The outlawed Balochistan Republican Army has claimed the responsibility for…
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Bahawalpur Police deny rumours: Samiullah Khan statue intact
Bahawalpur Police, in a tweet, clarified that the statue of hockey legend Samiullah Khan is intact, stating that the police checked it after rumours started circulating on social media about its hockey stick, ball getting stolen again. بہاولپور میں سمیع اللہ خان کے مجسمے سے دوبارہ ہاکی چوری ہونے کی خبر پر پولیس نے موقع…
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Hockey stick, ball stolen again from statue of Samiullah Khan
A thief in Bahawalpur again stole a hockey and a ball from the statue of the former hockey player, Samiullah Khan. As per reports, the thief made a video after stealing the hockey then put it back on the statue. Police say they have initiated a search operation to look for the suspect. While the…
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Case registered against thieves for stealing hockey, ball from statue of Samiullah Khan
Bahawalpur Police on Sunday registered a case against unknown thieves who stole a hockey stick and ball from the statue of former hockey player Samiullah Khan. As per reports, Bahawalpur Cantt Police Station has initiated the investigation with the help of CCTV footage. The administration has put a new hockey stick and ball, restoring the…
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CM Punjab reportedly orders removal of Iqbal statue in Lahore park
Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar has reportedly ordered the removal of Allama Iqbal’s sculpture built by the gardeners of Lahore’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park. According to the Focal Person on Digital Media to CM Punjab Azhar Mashwani, the Parks & Horticulture Authority (PHA) will not remove the statue but will fix it so that it looks…
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Ertuğrul Ghazi statue taken down in Turkey for looking like Engin Altan Düzyatan
A monument of Ertuğrul Ghazi was recently taken down in Turkey for bearing resemblance to actor Engin Altan Düzyatan, who played the character of Ertuğrul in the hit series, instead of the Muslim hero himself. People living in the area and social media users noticed the resemblance, following which an investigation has been launched to…
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VIDEO: Life-size statue of Ertuğrul erected in Lahore
As fever of hit Turkish series ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ continues to grip Pakistanis ever since it was first aired by PTV on Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s directions, a statue of Ertuğrul, father of Osman I — the founder of the Ottoman dynasty –, has been erected in Lahore. According to a report by Independent Urdu,…