Karachi’s urban forest features Islamic garden
It boasts of 22 plant species, which are mentioned in the Holy Quran
The Islamic garden is one of the special features of the newly launched Jinnah Urban Forest in Karachi next to Mausoleum of Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
President, Dr Arif Alvi, along with his wife, Samina Arif Alvi, recently inaugurated the urban forest.
The Islamic garden features 22 plant species, which are mentioned in the Holy Quran. These include fig, pomegranate, olive, corn, leek, garlic, onion, lentil, barely, wheat, ginger, pumpkin, watermelon, tamarind, cedar, grapevine, bananas, cucumbers, and basils.
5,000 trees
The fruit garden is another main attraction of the urban forest project having 42 different species of fruit plants that belong to different regions of Pakistan. These include guava, chickoo, sharifa, date, mango, banana, jamun, mulberry, lasura, papaya, pomegranate, falsa, and mulberry.
Shaukat Omeri, President of Community Association for Welfare Services and who is also the man behind the project, said that around 5,000 trees had been planted in the urban forest.