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

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

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