Tag: Dha

Beachgoers won’t see oonth and ghora walas anymore if DHA has...

The oonth and ghora walas have remained a common sight at the Clifton beach as far as one can remember. Camel and horse rides...

Earth breaking ceremony of new DHA Main Office Complex held

DHA Administrator Lahore Brig Muhammad Aslam Rana has said that the DHA New Office Complex project is very unique with regards to its standard...

DHA Monthly Medal Golf concludes

The Monthly Medal Golf Tournament at Defence Raya Golf and Country Club DHA Lahore was held here the other day. Former Punjab Governor Lt...

International university planned at DHA City

The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) plans to establish an international university linked with some major international universities and state-of-the-art health care facilities at its...

DHA residents urge efficient water supply at CBC meeting

A one-point agenda meeting was recently held at the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) office. Station Commodore 5 Corps Brig Anis Ahmed, who is also...

DHA sports complex foundation laid

The youth need be provided space for sports, DHA Lahore administrator Brig M Aslam Rana said on Wednesday at the ground breaking ceremony of...

Stop polluting the Ravi, EPD tells DHA

The Punjab Environment Protection Department (EPD) on Tuesday issued an ultimatum to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on charges of discharging untreated waste and...

DHA police become marriage counsellors?!

Police in Defence Housing Authority (DHA), especially those patrolling Phase VIII, are at the end of their tether with young couples: “The police receive...

Beauty parlours in DHA doing more than just your hair?

KARACHI - The commercial sex business is spreading in Karachi's posh areas; however, the police are providing protection to the perpetrators for successfully running their business, it has been observed. The residents of these areas have repeatedly approached the local police but to no avail because the police receive their share from those involved in this business, causing serious problems for the locals, a detailed visit to Defence Housing Authority (DHA)'s Khadda Market has

An ostrich in DHA needs help

LAHORE - After the death of one ostrich in one of the main parks of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), another ostrich's life is in danger because it is being kept in unsuitable hygienic conditions, Pakistan Today has learnt. The ostrich is kept at a public park in GG block, DHA. The DHA administration not only seems careless about the ostrich, whose health is deteriorating, but has also failed to meet the requirements of keeping an ostrich. GG Block Park is considered one of the

‘DHA admin thinks itself a colonial lord’

LAHORE - The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) administration considers itself more than a "colonial lord", too much haughty, hateful, unfriendly, self-satisfied and completely unapproachable to residents, DHA Resident Association President Rohail Ikram spills the bean in an exclusive interview with Pakistan Today.
"You may get time from the president of Pakistan, visit his office and seek his help to address your grievances but it is unimaginable to have access to the godfathers

DHA hosts Annual Spring Flower Exhibition

LAHORE - The DHA Lahore organized its Fifth Annual Spring Flower Competition at Sheba Park Sector Y Phase - III. Brig Muhammad Aslam Rana Administrator DHA Lahore was the guest of honour on the occasion.
On the address of this occasion Brig Muhammad Aslam Rana said "that the spring season is one of the favourite seasons for most of the people and it is certainly easy to understand why it is so. The spring season is when earth comes back to life after a long cold winter and it is

DHA prefers Wateen, threatens resident to remove Zong tower

KARACHI - The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has been threatening one of its residents to remove the mobile phone tower installed by a cellular company on the roof of his house, and demanding a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) of the neighbourhood, which is against legal practices.
It is to be noted that the DHA has been penalised by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) with penalties of Rs 15 million for entering into an agreement with Wateen, considering it an illegal

CCP fines Rs 15m to DHA and Wateen

KARACHI - The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), on Tuesday, penalised Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and Wateen Telecom Limited (WTL) an amount of Rs 15 million for violating the Competition Act, 2010. The penalty was imposed through an order passed by a CCP bench comprising of CCP Chairperson Rahat Kaunain Hassan and Member (M and A) Vadiyya Khalil. DHA and WTL were fined by the watchdog for, what the Commission said, entering into a 'prohibited agreement' under which the

Barelvi-Deobandi turf wars – Who rules the DHA mosques?

LAHORE - The Defense Housing Authority (DHA) has long been considered a bastion of liberalism, but it is now being claimed that its management is under the sway of a particular ideology. Sectarian trouble is brewing in DHA as the hard-line Sunni Tehreek (ST) is actively pursuing the interests of the "disgruntled" Barelvi community against alleged disparities in the recruitment of mosque khateebs, khadims and moazzins in the area. Pointing a finger at the Religious Affairs Department

349 awarded degrees at DHA College for Women convocation

KARACHI - The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Degree College for Women conferred degrees upon 349 students at its 11th convocation on Tuesday. University of Karachi Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui presided over the ceremony.
Sixteen students of the college were awarded degrees in MA (Economic), 166 received BCom degrees, 48 were given BSc degrees and 103 achieved BA degrees in humanities and liberal arts.
The KU vice chancellor in his address said that

DHA residents form committees to resolve issues

LAHORE - The DHA Resident Association constituted five standing committees on Wednesday to address all sorts of issues faced by residents and to improve working relationship with DHA administration on cordial grounds The step was taken in an Executive Council meeting held under DHA Residence Association (DHA RA) President Rohail Ikram's headship at his office. DHA RA Secretary General Azam Nasir Chaudhry presented one month progress report at the meeting that thrashed out various