Defence Housing Authority

Defence Housing Authority
Company typePublic
IndustryReal estate
Gated community
FounderPakistan Army
Headquarters
ProductsTown
Commercial area
Plots
House
Villa
Restaurants
Hotel
Golf clubs
Hospitals
OwnerGovernment of Pakistan

Defence Housing Authority (DHA) (Urdu: ڈیفنس ہاؤسنگ اتھارٹی) is a Pakistan Army-administered real-estate developer that governs housing and municipal services for Defence neighbourhoods across Pakistan.[1][2] The Defence Secretary is its chairman and it is managed by the Pakistan Army, just as other government housing societies are managed by the respective state institutions.[3] Primarily aimed to develop housing for retired military personnel in the 1970s, now most of the properties in its new projects are owned by civilians while a portion of total plots is allotted (not given) to armed forces officers, families of martyrs and other employees.

Residential neighborhood in DHA

DHA allows the construction of houses and commercial buildings.[4]

  1. ^ John Lancaster. "Pakistanis Question Perks of Power". Washington Post newspaper. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ "DHA Defence Islamabad". www.zameen.com. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  3. ^ "Act of Parliament" (PDF).
  4. ^ Karachi, MIS Dte, DHA. "Pakistan Defence Officers Housing Authority, Karachi". www.dhakarachi.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2018-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)