Burns Garden is a public park in Karachi, Pakistan, situated on Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road. It houses the National Museum of Pakistan. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Burns Garden was founded in 1927. [5] It is named for a physician frequently referred to as Dr Burns, [6] and is possibly James Burnes, the Scottish surgeon who became physician-general of Bombay in colonial India. [7] In its early years, Burns Garden, owing to its central location, drew considerable crowds of Karachi residents and their families, thereby cementing its popularity among the local populace. [8]