Jahangir Park Explained

Jahangir Park
Location:Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan
Area:6 acres
Status:Operational
Open:1893

Jahangir Park is a public park located in Saddar, Karachi, Pakistan. The park area is 6 acres for which the land was donated by Parsi philanthropist Khan Bahadur Behramjee Jehangirjee Rajkotwala in 1893.[1]

The park also hosted one first-class cricket match in 1956.[2]

History

In 1893, Khan Bahadur Behramjee Jehangirjee Rajkotwala, a Parsi benefactor, gifted the six-acre Jahangir Park, inclusive of its verdant tree population, to the inhabitants of Karachi.[1] To enhance its appeal and utility, a cricket ground and pavilion were subsequently added to the park's infrastructure.[1]

The park used to maintain a reading room where all daily and evening newspapers were made available.[3]

In 2017, the Government of Sindh spent on the renovation of the park.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Back to life, historical Jahangir Park awaits formal reopening. Imran. Ayub. August 15, 2017. Dawn newspaper. 29 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Karachi’s historical cricket grounds in oblivion |. Khalid. Mehmood. February 23, 2017. SCORELINE magazine. 29 November 2023.
  3. Web site: KARACHI: Jahangir Park reading room in poor state. 31 December 2002. Dawn newspaper. 29 November 2023.