ISLAMABAD: A pair of sculptures, being installed at the junction of Iran Avenue and Margalla Road, have been ordered to be removed after criticism over ‘bad taste’.

Several residents of the capital had posted photos on social media of the installation, which resembles depicts two outstretched hands grasping circular orbs.

Many poked fun at the sculpture’s metaphorical connotations, and questioned why it was being installed at the busy thoroughfare.

The sculpture was imported from China and is the brainchild of a private housing society and was being constructed as part of social corporate responsibility efforts.

Dawn reached out to the owner of the society in question, but he refused to comment, saying he was abroad at the moment.

In a written response to Dawn’s queries, a CDA official said that the sculptures cradling distinct spheres were provided to them free of cost by a private housing society and was still in the process of installation.

However, the official said, CDA management had now instructed them to remove it.

Published in Dawn, July 15th, 2025