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{{Short description|Garden in Sukkur, Pakistan}}
{{use Pakistani English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox park
| name = Lab-e-Mehran
| image =
| type = Entertainment
| location = [[Indus River]], adjacent to the [[Sukkur Barrage]], [[Sindh]], Pakistan
| nearest_city = [[Sukkur]]
| established = 1965
| administrator = [[Sukkur District]] administration
}}
'''Lab-e-Mehran''' was an entertainment park in [[Sukkur]], Pakistan.<ref>[http://www.sukkur.gov.pk/SukkurVisitors.asp Visitors and Guides - Official Website of Sukkur District] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828173403/http://www.sukkur.gov.pk/SukkurVisitors.asp |date=28 August 2008 }}</ref> It is situated on the right bank of [[Indus River]], adjacent to the [[Sukkur Barrage]]. It was built at a cost of 120 million rupees. This park was destroyed in 2021. All the rides & other actives were taken out of the amusement park. Once used to be an amusement park is now just a park for walking & chilling. It was a main visiting place in the Sukkur city for so many years. People still come here but not so much as they used to in the past years. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/116230/lab-e-mehran-park-the-beauty-of-nature/|title=Lab-e-Mehran Park - the beauty of nature|work=Daily Times|date=19 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sultan |first1=Iman |title=One of world's rarest dolphins rebounding in Pakistan |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416232822/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/rare-indus-dolphins-rebounding-pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2021 |work=National Geographic |date=June 18, 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The Barrage Division of the Irrigation Department, [[Sindh]] was assigned to build the Lab-e-Mehran Park and the opening ceremoney was held in 1965.
In 2004, the then-Chief Minister of Sindh, announced an amount of Rs. 12 crores for its restoration and renovation. The project's initial phase was finished at a cost of Rs. 10 million. The sitting Chief Minister of Sindh performed the ceremony for the second phase of the project, which cost Rs. 15 million, on January 30, 2006.<ref name="the friday times" /><ref>{{cite news |title=DG Rangers Sindh Inaugurates Renovated Lab-e-Mehran Park |url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/pakistan/dg-rangers-sindh-inaugurates-renovated-lab-e-1353372.html |work=Urdu Point |date=September 18, 2021}}</ref>

In 2021, the Supreme Court of Pakistan rejected a petition of the Sukkur Municipal Corporation to take over management of the Labe Mehran Park.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sindh govt destroyed Sukkur, turtles, dolphins becoming extinct: SC |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/895159-sindh-govt-destroyed-sukkur-turtles-dolphins-becoming-extinct-sc/ |work=The News |date=September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SC orders safe passage for Indus River turtles |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2321849/sc-orders-safe-passage-for-indus-river-turtles |work=The Express Tribune |date=September 25, 2021}}</ref>

==Facilities==
The park offers several facilities for visiting families such as a boat ride across flowing water, a small food cafe, and a fun-land with swings and slides. The park is filled with trees and flowers, as well as benches for visitors to sit on and walking and running paths.
There is a walking path next to Circuit House Sukkur. Another nearby view is of the World Globe that has been constructed near the roundabout. The project was architected by the artist [[Jamal Shah]].<ref name="the friday times">{{cite news |last1=Shamsi |first1=Bisma |title=A Sukkur Travel Guide: 20 Spots Of Historical And Cultural Significance Around The City |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2022/03/07/a-sukkur-travel-guide-20-spots-of-historical-and-cultural-significance-around-the-city/ |work=The Friday Times |date=March 7, 2022}}</ref><ref name="dawn">{{cite news |last1=Soomro |first1=Farooq |title=Finding beauty and happiness in 'barren' Sukkur |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1184973/ |work=Dawn |date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Sukkur District]]
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Lab-e-Mehran - Revision history

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