Boat Basin Park

Boat Basin Park
The park at the Boat Basin was renamed in 2010 by President Zardari.
Location	Clifton, Karachi, Block 6
Coordinates	24°49′11″N67°01′17″E / 24.8197°N 67.0214°E / 24.8197; 67.0214
Area	55 acres [1]
Created	1960s

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 55-acre park. It was then owned by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and the Government of Karachi. ^{[2] [3]}

The COM3 Plaza high-rise was illegally built on land designated for parking at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park. ^[4]

See also

• List of parks and gardens in Pakistan
• List of parks and gardens in Lahore
• List of parks and gardens in Karachi

References

1. "DMC South Parks". Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
2. Karachi: City govt, KPT fight over land Dawn (newspaper), Published 5 September 2007, Retrieved 8 November 2022
3. "Karachi: KPT set to develop disputed Boat Basin site". Dawn (newspaper). 15 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
4. Jehangir, Javaid (2018). "Performance Audit Report on Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park, Boat Basin, Karachi" (PDF). Islamabad: Auditor-General of Pakistan. p. 14. Retrieved 18 February 2025.