Bagh Ibne Qasim, once abundant with flora and fauna, is now home to drug addicts and rubbish. PHOTOS: AYSHA SALEEM/EXPRESSKarachi administrator Iftikhar Shallwani ordered multiple uplift measures on Sunday for improving the condition of Bagh Ibne Qasim, announcing that it had been opened for public. He said the park would remain open for the public daily from 9pm to 6pm. Parks Director-General Taha Saleem told him that out of 36 light towers in the parks, just 10 were working. The parks director-general also informed the administrator that multiple companies had shown interest in setting up an aquarium in the park.

Source: The Express Tribune October 26, 2020 03:56 UTC