The barrister contended the 5,000-year-old statue enjoyed the same historical importance in Pakistan as Mona Liza .
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LAHORE: A lawyer has gone to the Lahore High Court, asking the chief justice to direct the government to bring back the famous Dancing Girl statue from India.
The ancient bronze statue excavated from Mohenjo Daro was sent for exhibition to India on the request of the National Arts Council, Delhi some 60 years ago. New Delhi later refused to return the statue, according to the petitioner.
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Barrister Javed Iqbal Jafree made this request to bring back the Dancing Girl through a writ petition filed on Monday, claiming the figurine was actually a property of the Lahore museum. He has asked the LHC chief justice to take suo motu notice of the matter and direct the government to get the statue back from India.
The barrister contended the 5,000-year-old statue enjoyed the same historical importance in Pakistan as Mona Liza in Europe. He pleaded the statue was Pakistan’s cultural heritage and needed to be protected.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 11th, 2016.
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