Samiullah’s Statue Meet The Same Fate as Hockey in Pakistan

Bahawalpur Cantonment Board (BCB) installed legendary hockey player Samiullah’s statue as a tribute but its pieces went missing within two weeks of installation.

A ball and hockey stick attached to Samiullah’s statue disappeared in Bahawalpur’s area of Model Town within two weeks after installation.

The sculpture of the legend, popular as ‘Flying Horse’ for his electrifying runs, was installed near his residence to honor his services for Pakistan.

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The complaint was lodged by the citizen Mohammad Salman who noticed the theft while passing by the location.

BCB Spokesperson Chaudhry Shafiq said the board decided to install statues of various legends in the city and Samiullah Khan’s was the first in the line.

He added that the citizens need to adopt civic sense and urged the government to apprehend thieves immediately.

Chaudhry Shafiq informed the media that the missing ball and hockey has been reinstalled in the statue.

On the other hand, Bahawalpur District Police Officer (DPO) said police were carrying out investigation with the help of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage. He assured those involved in the theft would be arrested soon.

Samiullah Khan played for Pakistan between 1973 and 1982 and won silver medal in the 1975 FIH World Cup.

The incident left Pakistanis fuming with anger and disappointed.

Statue of national hero Samiullah was placed in Bahawalpur. The ball was stolen a few days ago and now the hockey is also missing! What kind of Nation we are?😭💔 pic.twitter.com/erptB06Bqd

— Omer Alvi 2.0 (@OmerAlviii) July 18, 2021

Both hockey and ball stolen from the statue of legendary hockey player #samiullah.

Such a shame for us as a nation.
This is how we regard our heroes. pic.twitter.com/GTjblkSuma

— Dr. Rana Usama (@rajput413_) July 18, 2021