Aziz Bhatti Park
| Aziz Bhatti Park | |
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| باغ عزیز بهٹی | |
 A view of Aziz Bhatti Park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. |
| Area | 37 acres (150,000 m2) |
| Created | 1972 |
| Administered by | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation |
The Aziz Bhatti Park (Urdu: باغ عزیز بهٹی) is located near Federal Urdu University on University Road in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
The Park is named after the Nishan-e-Haider recipient Major Aziz Bhatti of Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army. He defended Burki sector of Lahore on 6 September 1965, against an Indian attack during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
The Aziz Bhatti Park was developed in 1972 by Karachi Development Authority and handed over to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in 1992. The park has 37 acres land but only 7 to 8 acres area is developed as park and remaining is still plain ground. There is also a natural lake in park.[1][2]
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Natural lake in Aziz Bhatti Park -
Benches and shed in the park -
A view of Aziz Bhatti Park -
A shed in the park -
Aziz Bhatti Park
See also
[edit]- List of parks and gardens in Pakistan
- List of parks and gardens in Lahore
- List of parks and gardens in Karachi
References
[edit]- ^ "Aziz Bhatti Park to be rebuilt". The News International (newspaper). 1 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Hasan, Saad (28 August 2012). "Breathing spaces: KMC plans to rebuild Aziz Bhatti Park lake". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 20 September 2022.