In the past, the department of recreation has been looking after the management of Karachi Zoo, Landhi-Korangi Zoo, Safari Park and Aladdin Park. To top it off, the department of parks and horticulture will utilise 109 acres of the park’s territory to start a commercial theme park project. Safari Park has already appointed non-technical officers on many important posts and with this new move, the park will be completely deprived of wildlife experts, zoologists and veterinary doctors. On the directives of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), the administration and control of Safari Park - together with Aladdin Park - has been taken away from the department of recreation and handed over to the department of parks and horticulture. With the situation yet to improve, the animals of Safari Park now face a new threat on account of new management with no zoological or veterinary expertise. But as the metropolis grew over the years, the numbers of the park’s many visitors dwindled. With its collection of various exotic species, Safari Park was once an iconic recreation spot for the denizens of Karachi. So far, two swings, involved in the incidents, have been sealed by the officials of the City District Government Karachi.Safari Park was once an iconic recreation spot for the citizens of Karachi but now it wears a deserted look. Police said that boy's family was much perturbed over his death, and had criticised the park management for poor safety standards, but they preferred not to lodge an FIR against the park for reasons best known to them. A few days before the incident, another boy had lost his life after drowning in the water section of the same amusement park. The management of the park, including its owners, were nominated in the FIR, SHO Shahbaz told Dawn. Subsequently, an FIR (115/2004) was lodged at the Gulistan-i-Jauhar police station. The parents of the boy blamed the management of the park for not providing timely help. On June 22, Mohsin Khan, 13, died after he was crushed by a ferry in Aladdin Park. However, they did cause damage to the train. He was taken to the Liaquat National Hospital.įollowing the accident, people present in the park tried to set the train on fire, police intervened and controlled the situation. Subsequently he was hit by the train and suffered head injuries. Shahbaz Mughal said Huzaifa was sitting with his parents when he got excited after seeing a train and started running towards it. According to the SHO of Gulistan-i-Jauhar, if the boy's father is willing to lodge an FIR, the police would definitely register the case about the incident. However, out of the three families, father of Mohsin Khan, 13, lodged an FIR against the management and owner of the Aladdin Park. Huzaifa became the third victim who died after suffering injuries in the same amusement park within a span of two months, police said. KARACHI, July 26: Eleven-year-old boy, Huzaifa, who was injured in the Aladdin Park on July 18, died on Sunday.
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