page_title: Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Defence Housing Authority, Karachi / History
caption_attribution_description: My Home - Karachi Pakistan
context_page_description: Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, formerly Pakistan Defence Officers Cooperative Housing Society, is a wealthy neighbourhood located within Clifton Cantonment of Karachi, Pakistan. It was originally established for military personnel by the Armed Forces of Pakistan Welfare Department in the mid 1950s. Today Defence serves as one of Karachi's most affluent neighbourhoods.
  Although part of Karachi City, Defence is actually governed directly by the Clifton Cantonment Board. Defence is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Defence Housing Authority. The DHA serves as the administrative authority only.
context_section_description: Defence 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 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.
caption: Residential neighborhood in DHA
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