A hockey and ball have been stolen from the statue of National hockey hero Olympian Samiullah that was erected in Bahawalpur district of the Punjab province.
According to the details, a spokesman of the district police confirmed that the ball was stolen two days ago while the hockey was also stolen on Saturday night. Samiullah’s statue was erected about a month ago in the Model Town area of Bahawalpur.
Olympian Samiullah was born on September 6, 1951 in Bahawalpur and has represented Pakistan in a number of international hockey tournaments from the 1976 Montreal Olympics to 1982.
Due to Samiullah’s speed, he was given the title of Flying Horse.
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Twitter user Waqar Ahmed shared a photo of the statue and wrote “Ignorance at its peak, A statue of National hero Olympian Samiullah was erected in Bahawalpur. Someone stole the hockey and the ball in this statue.”
Ignorance at its peak, A statue of National hockey hero Olympian Samiullah was erected in Bahawalpur. Someone stole the hockey and the ball in this statue.We don't know as a Nation where we are going us.
Caption Please 😑😑 pic.twitter.com/eL3jNt2K3w— Waqar Ahmed (@WaqarAhmedNisar) July 18, 2021
On August 14, 1983, Samiullah was awarded the Presidential Medal of Excellence by the Government of Pakistan.
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