The park area is 6 acres for which the land was donated by Parsi philanthropist Khan Bahadur Behramjee Jehangirjee Rajkotwala in 1893.

[1] The park also hosted one first-class cricket match in 1956.

[2] In 1893, Khan Bahadur Behramjee Jehangirjee Rajkotwala, a Parsi benefactor, gifted the six-acre Jahangir Park, inclusive of its verdant tree population, to the inhabitants of Karachi.

[1] To enhance its appeal and utility, a cricket ground and pavilion were subsequently added to the park's infrastructure.

[1] The park used to maintain a reading room where all daily and evening newspapers were made available.