Jahangir Park
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[]
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 ₨200 million on the renovation of the park.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Ayub, Imran (August 15, 2017). "Back to life, historical Jahangir Park awaits formal reopening". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Mehmood, Khalid (February 23, 2017). "Karachi's historical cricket grounds in oblivion |".
- ^ "KARACHI: Jahangir Park reading room in poor state". DAWN.COM. December 31, 2002.
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