{{Short description|Recreational area in Karachi, Pakistan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2016}} thumb|A view of Port Grand, Karachi. '''Port Grand Food and Drink and Entertainment Complex''' is a recreational area built in Sindh, Sindh, Pakistan. It is located along the waterfront of the 19th century Native Jetty Bridge that connects the Karachi Port Trust to Keamari and spans the western end of China Creek to the Harbour. The project was a result of joint efforts by the Karachi Port Trust and a private company Grand Leisure Corporation.<ref name="Opening">{{cite news|last1=Abbasi|first1=Saeed|title=Port Grand Project inaugurated in Karachi|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2011/05/29/port-grand-project-inaugurated-in-karachi/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515162437/http://www.thenewstribe.com/2011/05/29/port-grand-project-inaugurated-in-karachi/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=15 May 2014|access-date=27 January 2016|publisher=The News Tribe|date=29 May 2011}}</ref> The complex was inaugurated on 28 May 2011 by then Governor of Sindh, Ishratul Ibad.<ref name="Opening" /> The complex is a hub of shopping, dining, cultural and coastal recreational activities in the city.
Port Grand is located on Napier Mole Bridge, a site that is very significant to the history of Karachi and has played a crucial role in making it the city it is today. The project stretches along 1,000 ft of Karachi's ancient 19th century Native Jetty Bridge and spreads over an area of 200,000 sq. ft.
The one kilometer bridge has been transformed into an entertainment and food enclave housing numerous eateries totaling 40,000 sq. ft of climate-controlled area and space for kiosks and 11 restaurants of exotic Pakistani and foreign food and a variety of beverages.<ref>[http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/07/2011717132722871313.html Al Jazeera: Troubled Karachi finds an enclave of calm]</ref><ref>[http://tribune.com.pk/story/177989/good-times-port-grand-finally-makes-a-grand-opening/ Good times: Port Grand finally makes a grand opening]</ref> To attract more people, the management has also started offering speedboat rides that take passengers along China Creek. The riders can also see the mangroves planted there, but do not actually pass through them.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/358428/ecotourism-see-mangroves-on-a-speedboat-from-port-grand/|title=Ecotourism: See mangroves on a speedboat from Port Grand - The Express Tribune|date=2012-04-02|work=The Express Tribune|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en-US}}</ref> The management also hopes that the speedboat rides will help people understand the need to protect mangroves and reduce marine pollution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/42066-karachi-port-grand-cruise-services-soon|title=Karachi Port Grand cruise services soon|access-date=2018-06-09|language=en-US}}</ref>
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