Google Earth satellite images in its ‘historical imagery’ link are very instructive in assessing how much maintenance Bahria Town carried out in the park during the year ending March 16, 2017. They show that, if anything, Bagh Ibne Qasim is in an even more shambolic state than it was when the maintenance contract was awarded to the private developer. Not only that, but Bahria Town — in order to benefit its Icon Tower which occupies the land adjacent the park — used the contract to lay 1,000-metre pipelines across Bagh Ibne Qasim for the disposal of sewage and storm water.
