page_title: Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
section_title: Subdivisions
hierarchical_section_title: Defence Housing Authority, Karachi / Subdivisions
caption_attribution_description: English: Defence Housing Authority Marina Club, Karachi. Photography by Omar Qureshi
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 is divided into 8 subdivisions (or phases), which each phase being subdivided further into blocks and sectors. Each phase also has a central commercial area to cater to the local community. Housing construction began from Defence I and proliferated east and south towards what is today Defence VIII. Housing plots range from five marla (approx. 1361 square feet) to 2 kanals (approx. 10890 square feet). The Karachi Defence Housing Authority building is located at 2-B, East Street, Defence I.
caption: Marina Club along Gizri Creek
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