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 Rs. 200 million on the renovation of the park.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ayub, Imran (15 August 2017). "Back to life, historical Jahangir Park awaits formal reopening". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Mehmood, Khalid (23 February 2017). "Karachi's historical cricket grounds in oblivion |". SCORELINE magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "KARACHI: Jahangir Park reading room in poor state". Dawn newspaper. 31 December 2002. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

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