Polo Ground, Karachi


Polo Ground, Karachi
is a park located on Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed Road and Aiwan-e-Sadar Road in Karachi, Pakistan. The park is spread over 20 acres and has a football ground, Japanese garden, Children's recreation area, and jogging tracks. A Baradari is also located there.

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. This parade was held here and Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah took the salute here as the first Governor General of Pakistan in 1947. This park was used as a polo ground before the 1970s. In reality, most people in Karachi still know it by its old name Polo Ground and not by the new given name 'Bagh-e-Quaid-e-Azam'. A person will quickly realize this when he asks for directions to this location from someone on the street.