Haripur, Jan 31: In yet another attack on minorities in Pakistan, a local administration in Haripur has removed a statue of Great Sikh General Hari Singh Nalwa from the Siddique-i-Akbar Chowk.

 

Notably, the eight feet tall metal structure was constructed in September 2017. It was put up as part of the city’s beautification plan. Reports suggest that the structure with its cemented base cost around Rs 2.5 million. The monument was removed after religious parties objected to its installation at the intersection named after first caliph of Islam Hazrat Abdul Bakar (RA).

 

 

It was also reported that the statue would be installed close to a tank placed half a furlong away in the east on the GT Road. They said a new monument carrying the name of Islam’s first caliph would be installed at the Siddique-i-Akbar Chowk.

 

There are several such incidents taking place in Pakistan where religious temples and statues are being destroyed by radical Islamists. The government is also not taking any steps towards such attacks.