Defence Housing Authority, Karachi

Defence Housing Authority

A Mosque in DHA Karachi
Location South Karachi
Status Completed
Opening 1980
Use Residential
Website www.dhakarachi.org
Companies
Owner Government of Pakistan
Technical details
Buildings 13,868 Residential
2,805 Commercial
Size 8,852 acres (35.82 Sq km)
No. of residents 660,931
Marina Club Dock

The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority or DHA, is an upscale real estate and property development organisation administered by the Pakistan Army which develops housing for current and retired military personnel. It is a suburban housing development in metropolitan Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

History and administration

Residential neighborhood in DHA

DHA Karachi was originally established by retired servicemen from the armed forces in the mid-1950s as a cooperative housing society. The office was inaugurated by Rear Admiral Haji Mohammad Siddiq Chaudhry, the first Pakistani Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistani Navy. In 1981, under the orders of President Gen Zia-ul Haq, it was taken over by the government and was put under the control of the Corps Commander Karachi. The authority came into existence through Presidential Order No. 7 of 1980 and was later approved by the National Assembly of Pakistan. The authority is spread over 8,852 acres (35.82 km2) and provides civic facilities to millions of residents. The efforts to develop DHA have been fruitful, signified by growth oriented high class living values[1] The housing projects are planned to cover every aspect of healthy living and contain parks, educational institutions and clubs. The organizational matters are attended by Secretary, Chief Engineer, Directors and a committed and work force to ensure smooth running of the organization.

The functioning of the authority is vested in the two bodies: the governing body headed by Secretary Ministry of Defence and Executive Board headed by the Corps Commander posted at Karachi. The Executive Board exercises all administrative, executive and financial powers. The Administrator is the executive head and exercises all executive powers, delegation or otherwise, in accordance with the policy laid down by the governing body and the directions or decisions of the executive board.

Major roads

A panorama of Seaview Road
The DHA public library (Defence Central Library)

System of streets and lanes

There are six main systems of streets and lanes in DHA: the normal streets and lanes found in Phase IV, V, VI, VII and VIII; the commercial streets and lanes in Phase IV; the Gizri streets and lanes in Phase IV; the Zamzama streets in Phase V; the South/Central/North streets, found in Phase I, II, and Phase II extension; and the Sunset streets and lane, found in Phase II and Phase II extension.

Defence Authority College of Business

The Defence Authority College of Business is situated in DHA Phase-VI on 3rd Street off Khayaban-e-Sehar. It is affiliated with University of Karachi, one of the three Pakistani universities ranked among top 600 of the world. The college was established in 2000 and offers BBA and MBA programs. In 2008/09, the college accepted only 220 candidates of which roughly 40% got full waiver of tuition fee by virtue of their past scholastic records, 15% got half-waiver and the rest paid a low fee subsidized by the Defence Authority. The college is a public intuition.

Economy

Air Indus has its head office in the DHA.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/pakistan/cantt-clifton.htm
  2. ↑ "Regular Public Transport Licensees" (Archive). Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. Retrieved on June 10, 2014. "Air Indus (Pvt) Limited (RPT) 9-C, 13th Commercial Street, Phase-II Extension, DHA, Karachi-Pakistan"

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