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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says another major park comparable to F-9 Park will be developed as the government targets making Islamabad three times greener before leaving office.
ISLAMABAD, October 6, 2026: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has announced plans to develop another major public park roughly the size of Islamabad’s Fatima Jinnah Park, commonly known as F-9 Park, while pledging that the federal capital will be made “three times greener” by the time the government completes its tenure.
Naqvi made the announcement while addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kashmir Chowk Underpass in Islamabad on Tuesday, attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and senior federal and Capital Development Authority officials. Government’s plans for Islamabad’s recreational and environmental development, the interior minister said work was being pursued on several projects aimed at expanding and upgrading green spaces across the capital.
“We are also developing another park approximately the size of F-9 Park,” Naqvi said, adding that the government intended to leave Islamabad significantly greener than it found it. He also referred to plans to upgrade F-9 Park along the lines of London’s Hyde Park and to develop a large safari park in the capital.
New Park Could Cover Hundreds of Acres
The scale of the proposed new park could be substantial. According to an official CDA board record, Fatima Jinnah Park’s approved master plan covers approximately 760 acres, meaning a genuinely comparable new facility would represent one of the largest additions to Islamabad’s public recreational landscape in years.
Naqvi, however, did not disclose during Tuesday’s address the proposed location, estimated cost, development model or completion timeline for the new F-9-sized park.
CDA Intensifies Green-Space Development
The announcement comes amid a broader government push to expand plantation and landscaping activities across Islamabad. On September 29, the CDA said plantation, landscaping and beautification work was being intensified along major roads, green belts, parks, recreational areas and other suitable locations under the interior minister’s directions.
CDA’s Environment Wing is formally responsible for maintaining and developing the capital’s green areas and parks as well as protecting forests and managing environmental conservation work. The authority says Islamabad currently has hundreds of parks under its environmental management structure.
Islamabad Modernisation Plan
Naqvi linked the green-space programme with the government’s wider plan to modernise Islamabad ahead of major international engagements. He said the administration was simultaneously working on road infrastructure, recreational facilities, a plastic-free initiative, cashless services and complete digitisation of Islamabad’s land records.
The interior minister maintained that Islamabad’s population had expanded significantly while infrastructure development had lagged for decades, arguing that the current projects were intended to meet the capital’s requirements for years to come.
The proposed F-9-sized park is expected to attract particular public attention because of the scale involved. Further details from the CDA regarding its location, environmental planning, financing and implementation schedule will determine how the government’s latest green-space commitment translates into development on the ground.
