Two PHA officials suspended over Allama Iqbal sculpture controversy
Pakistan
The Allama Iqbal sculpture in Lahore. Photo: File
LAHORE: Two officials of the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) have were suspended over the Allama Iqbal sculpture controversy on Tuesday.
According to a notification released by the PHA, the two officers have been suspended for "negligence of duty and inefficiency".
Shah Nawaz Wattoo, the park's Deputy Director Horticulture, and Assistant Director Horticulture Ghulam Sibtain have been suspended with "immediate effect".
Pictures of the Allama Iqbal sculpture, built at a park in Lahore's Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, went viral on social media after people pointed out that it hardly resembled the legendary poet.