Defense Housing Society Karachi is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Defense Housing Society Karachi is developed by Defence Housing Authority, Karachi of Pakistan Army for its current and retired personnel. The Army personnel later resold their plots or homes to civilians. The vast majority of the residents of these neighborhood are now civilians. Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Quaid (شہرِ قائد), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. ... Sindh (Sindhī: سنڌ, Urdū: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, and Muhajirs and various other groups. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The Defense Housing Society Karachi Phase I has already been developed. The Phase II is now being developed along the Super Highway, where the Defence Housing Authority, Karachi has purchased 12,000 acres (49 km²) of land from the Sindh government. [1] A highway is a major road within a city, or linking several cities together. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Sindh (SindhÄ«: سنڌ, UrdÅ«: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Sindhis, and Muhajirs and various other groups. ...

There are several ethnic groups in Defense Housing Society including Urdu speakers, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochs, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim. The population of Defense Housing Society is estimated to be nearly 300,000. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... Sindhis are an Indo-Aryan language speaking socio-ethnic group of people originating in Sindh which is part of present day Pakistan. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... The Seraikis (also spelt as Saraikis) are a people in the southern areas of Pakistani Punjab. ... The Pashtuns (also Pushtun, Pakhtun, Pukhtun; Pashto: پښتون Paṣtun; Persian: پختون Paxtun; Urdu: پشتون Pashtūn), or Pathan (Urdu: پٹھان; Hindi: पठान Paṭhān) or ethnic Afghans[19] are an ethno-linguistic group living primarily in eastern and southern Afghanistan and in the North West Frontier Province, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan... The Baloch (Persian: بلوچ alternative transliterations Baluch, Balouch, Balooch, Balush, Balosh, Baloosh, Baloush et al. ... The Memon (Gujarati: મેમણ ) (Urdu: میمن) people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group that originated in Sindh province of what is now Pakistan and later settled in Gujarat. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras (a Mustali subsect of Ismaili Shia Muslims) based primarily in India and Pakistan. ... The Ismāīlī (Arabic: الإسماعيليون; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmailiyan) branch of Islam is the second largest Shīˤa community after the Twelvers (Ithnāˤashariyya), who are dominant in Iran. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ...

See also

• Defence Housing Authority, Karachi

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External links

• Karachi Website
• Defense Housing Society Karachi Phase II