A picture of the original statue that Ghulam Sibtain shared with Dawn.
Two officials of the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Lahore were suspended for inefficiency and negligence of duty on Tuesday after a furore on social media over a statue of Allama Iqbal installed in the city s Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park.
According to an order issued by the authority, a copy of which was seen by
Dawn.com, Shah Nawaz Wattoo, the park s Deputy Director Horticulture, and Assistant Director Horticulture Ghulam Sibtain, who lead the construction initiative, have been suspended with immediate effect .
Earlier today, social media users expressed their ire on Twitter, sharing pictures of the statue which they said was not an accurate representation of the national poet. Some even called it a disgrace to the man it aimed to honour.