Boat Basin Park

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Boat Basin Park
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The park at the Boat Basin was renamed in 2010 by President Zardari.
Boat Basin Park
Location Clifton, Karachi, Block 5
Coordinates 24°49′11″N67°01′17″E / 24.8197°N 67.0214°E / 24.8197; 67.0214
Area240 acres
Created1960s

The Boat Basin Park, officially known as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park, is situated at Boat Basin, Clifton, Karachi. In the 1960s, the Karachi Development Authority built the 240 acre park. It was then owned by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and the Government of Karachi. [1] [2]

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  1. KARACHI: City govt, KPT fight over land Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 September 2007, Retrieved 8 November 2022
  2. "KARACHI: KPT set to develop disputed Boat Basin site". Dawn (newspaper). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2022.