{"id":3510,"date":"2021-02-02T08:33:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T08:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=3510"},"modified":"2021-02-03T09:00:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:00:16","slug":"allama-iqbals-new-sculpture-placed-in-lahore-park-is-drawing-criticism-from-netizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/02\/allama-iqbals-new-sculpture-placed-in-lahore-park-is-drawing-criticism-from-netizens\/","title":{"rendered":"Allama Iqbal sculpture: Two PHA officials suspended after backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Someone once said, \u201cA nation that forgets its heroes will itself soon be forgotten.\u201d And a nation such as ours that has been achieved after quite some struggle should definitely not forget its heroes. One way of giving tribute to heroes is by placing their statues in public spaces.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3512\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/allama-iqbal-s-botched-sculpture-draws-flak-on-social-media-Allama-Iqbal-new-sculpture-placed-in-Lahore-Park-is-drawing-criticism-from-netizens-rapidnews-rapid-news.jpg\" alt=\"allama-iqbal-s-botched-sculpture-draws-flak-on-social-media-Allama-Iqbal-new-sculpture-placed-in-Lahore-Park-is-drawing-criticism-from-netizens-rapidnews-rapid-news\" width=\"800\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/allama-iqbal-s-botched-sculpture-draws-flak-on-social-media-Allama-Iqbal-new-sculpture-placed-in-Lahore-Park-is-drawing-criticism-from-netizens-rapidnews-rapid-news.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/allama-iqbal-s-botched-sculpture-draws-flak-on-social-media-Allama-Iqbal-new-sculpture-placed-in-Lahore-Park-is-drawing-criticism-from-netizens-rapidnews-rapid-news-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/allama-iqbal-s-botched-sculpture-draws-flak-on-social-media-Allama-Iqbal-new-sculpture-placed-in-Lahore-Park-is-drawing-criticism-from-netizens-rapidnews-rapid-news-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our national poet, Allama Iqbal, is among such heroes, the person who dreamt of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just saw these pictures saying &#8220;They have just unveiled a new statue of Allama Iqbal in Gulshan Park Lahore&#8221;Can anyone confirm if this is true&#8230;if yes, this is unacceptable \ud83d\ude21 is this a joke, who approved it?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllamaIqbal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllamaIqbal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htnYiZbmit\">pic.twitter.com\/htnYiZbmit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TAAKVIEM (Ash-Shazli) (@TAAKVIEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TAAKVIEM\/status\/1356481178912628736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAllama Iqbal sculpture in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park has become the butt of jokes on social media, and even prompted a comparison to previous artworks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The difference between the old and the new Pakistan can be seen in the statue of Allama Iqbal \ud83d\ude32 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gtBP8qxeCu\">pic.twitter.com\/gtBP8qxeCu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hidayat Keerio (@MeerHaD17768551) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeerHaD17768551\/status\/1356469203860135937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nSome people called the carving an &#8216;evidence of nepotism&#8217; while others requested Deputy Commissioner to remove the sculpture as it&#8217;s a disgrace to see this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pakistan rebuilds 500 yr old Eastern Island&#8217;s Moai statue, in Gulshan Iqbal Park Lahore. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jPfY8yb7Wv\">pic.twitter.com\/jPfY8yb7Wv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shaan (@Shanyousaf6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shanyousaf6\/status\/1356397468666257411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nSome appraised the courage of those who approved it, while others said that they are glad Iqbal is not alive to see the moment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ur\">\u062c\u0646\u0627\u0628 \u0648\u0644\u06cc\u062f \u0627\u0642\u0628\u0627\u0644 \u0635\u0627\u062d\u0628 \u06a9\u06cc\u0627 \u0622\u067e \u062c\u0627\u0646\u062a\u06d2 \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u06cc\u06c1 \u06a9\u0633 \u06a9\u0627 \u0645\u062c\u0633\u0645\u06c1 \u06c1\u06d2\u061f \u06a9\u06cc\u0627 \u06cc\u06c1 \u06a9\u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u0633\u06d2 \u0628\u06be\u06cc \u0634\u0627\u0639\u0631 \u0645\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u06a9\u0627 \u0645\u062c\u0633\u0645\u06c1 \u0646\u0638\u0631 \u0622\u062a\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2\u061f \u0622\u067e\u06a9\u06cc \u062d\u06a9\u0648\u0645\u062a \u06a9\u06d2 \u062e\u06cc\u0627\u0644 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u06cc\u06c1 \u0634\u0627\u0639\u0631 \u0645\u0634\u0631\u0642 \u06c1\u06cc\u06ba \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u06a9\u0633\u06cc \u0633\u0641\u0627\u0631\u0634\u06cc \u0633\u06d2\u0645\u062c\u0633\u0645\u06c1 \u0628\u0646\u0648\u0627\u06a9\u0631 \u0639\u0648\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0633 \u06a9\u06d2 \u0644\u0626\u06d2 \u0627\u0633\u06d2 \u06af\u0644\u0634\u0646 \u0627\u0642\u0628\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0627\u06c1\u0648\u0631 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u0633\u062c\u0627 \u062f\u06cc\u0627 \u06af\u06cc\u0627 \u0645\u062c\u06be\u06d2 \u062a\u0648 \u06cc\u06c1 \u0645\u062c\u0633\u0645\u06c1 \u062f\u06cc\u06a9\u06be \u06a9\u0631 \u0628\u06c1\u062a \u0627\u0641\u0633\u0648\u0633 \u06c1\u0648\u0627 \u06c1\u06d2 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/girwXllzZt\">pic.twitter.com\/girwXllzZt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hamid Mir (@HamidMirPAK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HamidMirPAK\/status\/1356464709285908480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nAmid all the criticism, few netizens also praised the park management for using limited sources, and creating a low-cost sculpture on its own.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s all the reaction to the newly mounted sculpture of Allama Muhammad Iqbal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone once said, \u201cA nation that forgets its heroes will itself soon be forgotten.\u201d And<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3511,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Twitter Reacts To The New Allama Iqbal Statue In Lahore | Rapid News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Someone once said, \u201cA nation that forgets its heroes will itself soon be forgotten.\u201d And a nation such as ours that has been 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