Karachi Parsi Institute (KPI) (formerly named as Parsi Gymkhana, or Zoroastrian Club) is a multiports club based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. [1] [2] Built by Parsi businessmen and founded in 1893 [3] to promoting education and social development in the Parsi community of Karachi the institute has provided facilities and coaching for a variety of sports, including cricket, football, hockey, tennis, badminton, athletics and swimming.
The complex comprises a recreational hall, swimming pool, pavilion, and sports facilities such as cricket ground and billiard room. [4]
Soon after its establishment in the 19th century, the KPI became one of the liveliest Social Clubs of the city. [3] Its cricket ground has also hosted first-class cricket matches of various seasons. [5] [6] This continued also after independence of Pakistan. [7]
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