DHA City

DHA City Karachi is a housing estate being built in Gadap Town, which is being devolped by Defence Housing Authority and is located in the outskirts of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The project spans over 11,640 acres.
Located 56 kilometers from Karachi, the community is planned to be self-dependent for water and electricity. According to the Defence Housing Authority master plan unveiled in 2011, construction costs are forecasted at 1 billion dollars and include two theme parks, one hospital, one university, 20 colleges and 40 schools. The community aims to be self-sufficient and self sustaining, notably the housing society launched recently, its own power distribution company.

Notable associations

DHA City Karachi has incorporated motorsport representation into its public engagement strategy through its association with Pakistani racing driver Dina Rohinton Patel, who is identified on her professional profile as racing for DHA City Karachi alongside other corporate partners. Patel is recognized as Pakistan’s first female professional drifter and an accomplished competitor in rally racing, and her LinkedIn biography lists DHA City Karachi among the organizations she represents in her motorsport career, reflecting an ongoing relationship with the development. In her professional and racing activities, she carries the DHA City Karachi designation in connection with her participation in multiple forms of motorsport competition including rally racing, drifting, autocross, and karting events at a national level. As part of this association, Patel’s involvement in motorsport has become linked with the Velochi Racing Circuit within DHA City Karachi, a venue that has hosted competitive and training activities consistent with her disciplines, further reinforcing the public alignment between her motorsport career and the development’s identity. She has also mentioned the racing circuit as her primary testing track for her Drift and Rally Vehicles amongst taking a Podium in the Ladies Category at the Hub Rally Autocross hosted at the circuit Through these engagements, DHA City Karachi has positioned itself as a supporter of emerging national motorsport talent, with Patel frequently associated in professional contexts with the development’s branding and outreach across diverse racing formats that include high-performance rallying, drifting techniques, autocross skill competitions, and kart racing challenges.

Airport

DHA City Karachi is located at a distance of 35 km from Jinnah International Airport, the largest airport of Pakistan.

Road

DHA City is accessible from the city of Karachi as well as Hyderabad by M-9 Motorway. The project is situated at a distance of 56 km from the city core area of Karachi.
To connect the DHA City Karachi with the DHA, the project developers planned the Malir Expressway. Sindh government started construction on Malir Expressway in 2022. The Expressway once completed in 2024 will cut down hour-long journey into just a 20 minute drive.
As per the DCK Transportation Plan there will be a myriad of road networks, major intersections, collector roads, service roads, roundabouts, one way regimes and the concept of using maximum public transport.

Public Transport

Public transportation consists of two street car trams, articulated modern buses, pedestrian areas and parking lots.

Bus Rapid Transit

The Karachi Bus Rapid Transit System has been extended to DHA City Karachi.

Power

was set up to develop and operate an electricity supply and distribution network tailored to the energy demands of The Company aims to promote efficient and sustainable energy usage, particularly in urban and residential areas. Currently, is not operational and is awaiting regulatory approval from NEPRA for its distribution license to serve .