The Sindh government is considering a request of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for allotment of up to 6,000 acres of seafront land in the metropolis, it has emerged. The DHA has sought the land “preferably on beach side” for the expansion of its housing scheme “to meet its primary objective of providing relief to Shuhada families and armed forces personnel”.
It had approached the caretaker government of Sindh in December 2023 for “allotment of land for DHA Karachi for future expansion”.In a letter addressed to the Sindh chief minister, the DHA administrator came up with the reasons behind the expansion plan while lauding the provincial government for its support in the past for various projects of the authority.“With bifurcation of DHA Karachi and DHA City Karachi, the requirement of additional land has become imperative for DHA Karachi to meet its primary objective of providing relief to Shuhada families and armed forces personnel,” he stated in the letter. “…it is requested that DHA Karachi may be leased an area of compact piece of land measuring 5,000-6,000 acres of land for its expansion.
