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Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Polo Ground, Karachi, also known as Gulshan-e-Jinnah or Bagh-i-Quaid-i-Azam (), is a park located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road and Aiwan-e-Sadar Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. This park is spread over 20 acres and has a football ground, Japanese garden, children's recreation area, bird aviary, and jogging tracks. A Baradari (building), baradari is also located there. It also has two five-star hotels nearby. The ground also hosts the biggest Eid prayers, Eid congregation in Karachi. Although the ground is officially known as Bagh-i-Quaid-i-Azam, the former name 'Polo Ground' is still widely used by the people of Karachi. History Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam has historic significance. It was the venue of the first official march-past of the military parade in front of Pakistani political leaders after independence of Pakistan in 1947. This parade was held here and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah took the salute here as the first Governor General of Pakistan in 1947. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a city park, municipal park (North America), public park, public open space, or municipal gardens (United Kingdom, UK), is a park or botanical garden in cities, densely populated suburbia and other municipal corporation, incorporated places that offers open space reserve, green space and places for recreation to residents and visitors. Urban parks are generally Landscape architecture, landscaped by design, instead of lands left in their natural state. The design, operation and maintenance, repair and operations, maintenance is usually done by government agencies, typically on the local government, local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a park conservancy, "friends of" group, or private sector company. Depending on size, budget, and land features, which varies considerably among individual parks, common features include playgrounds, gardens, hiking, running, fitness trails or paths, bridle paths, sports fields and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tape Ball Cricket
A tape ball is a tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape that is often used in informal games of cricket such as backyard cricket, street cricket, also called tape ball cricket. First pioneered in Karachi, Pakistan, the tape ball acts as an improvised cricket ball with the tape stretched tightly over the fuzzy felt-like covering of a tennis ball to ensure a smooth surface that produces greater pace after bouncing. Although most street games feature entirely covered varieties, tape balls may also be prepared such that only one side is taped to replicate reverse swing or they may have multiple layers of tape running down the middle to mimic the leather Seam (sewing), seam found on standard cricket balls. Applying tape makes the ball heavier than a tennis ball, but not as hard or heavy as a cricket ball. As such, this modification seeks to reduce the risks to players, passers-by and property. History The practice of using electrical tape to repurpose the ball originated in Karachi st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gardens In Pakistan
This is a list of notable parks and gardens in Pakistan. By type Amusement parks * Aladdin World, Karachi * Aquafun Resort, Bahtar near Taxila * Dino Valley Theme Park, Islamabad * Go Aish, Karachi * Japanese Park, Islamabad * Jinnah Park, Rawalpindi * Joyland, Lahore * Jungle World, Rawalpindi * Lake View Park, Islamabad *National Bank Park, Lahore *Oasis Golf and Aqua Resort, Lahore * Shakarparian, Islamabad * Sindbad Amusement Parks * Sozo Water Park, Lahore *Botanical Garden Jallo lahore *Jilani park Lahore *Greater Iqbal Park Lahore *Gulshen E Iqbal Park Lahore *Jallo forest and safari park Lahore *SS World Family Park Bahawalpur Botanical gardens * Rose and Jasmine Garden, Islamabad National parks * Margalla Hills National Park * Lal Suhanra National Park Zoological gardens * Islamabad Zoo Mughal gardens * Shalimar Gardens *Sheikhuora Gardens *Wah Gardens By region Abbottabad *Ayubia National Park *Company Baagh *Lady Garden - otherwise known as "Cantonment Publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parks In Karachi
{{Short description, none The following is a list of parks and gardens in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Many of them are maintained by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Public parks * 5B Park (Phool Bagh), North Nazimabad Town * Afza Altaf Park *Agha Khan Park * Allah Rakha Park * Aladin Park * Amina Park *Amir Khusro, Clifton Cantonment * Anu Bhai Park * Aram Bagh Saddar Town * Askari Amusement Park Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town * Aunty Park, Clifton Cantonment *Aziz Bhatti Park Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town * Baara Dari Park, North Nazimabad Town * Babul Islam Play Ground New Karachi Town *Bagh Ibne Qasim Clifton Cantonment *Baloch Park Saddar Town * Baradari Old Polo Ground * Bedhwar Library, Park Jamshed Town *Beach View Park, Clifton Cantonment *Boat Basin Park, Clifton Cantonment *Botanical Garden, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town *Bukhari Shah Park Kharadar * Cantonment Park Malir Cantonment * Central Park, Taiser Town * Central Park, Sector T, Gulshan-e-Maymar, Taiser Town * Chandni Chowk Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Parrot
This is a list of the Wildness#Degrees of domestication, wild birds found in Australia including its outlying islands and territories, but excluding the Australian Antarctic Territory. The outlying islands covered include: Christmas Island, Christmas, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cocos (Keeling), Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Ashmore, Torres Strait Islands, Torres Strait, Coral Sea Islands, Coral Sea, Lord Howe Island, Lord Howe, Norfolk Island, Norfolk, Macquarie Island, Macquarie and Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Heard/McDonald. The list includes introduced species, common vagrancy (biology), vagrants and recently Extinction, extinct species. It excludes species only present in captivity. 980 Extant taxon, extant and extinct species are listed. There have been three comprehensive accounts: the first was John Gould's 1840s seven-volume series ''The Birds of Australia (Gould), The Birds of Australia'', the second Gregory Mathews, and the third was the ''Handbook of Australian, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
