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Housing in Pakistan has always been insufficient due to a growing population (which is 241.49 million as per the 2023 Pakistani Census) [2] and accelerated by urbanisation combined with the housing problem being low-priority in the eyes of the government. [1] [3] Housing is an important element of real estate in Pakistan.
Hawke's Bay Town was notified in July 1984 by Karachi Development Authority. It is a residential scheme for low- and middle-income group. It is a residential scheme for low- and middle-income group. Hawke's Bay Town is also being developed as a neighbourhood to settle over 250,000 people displaced by the construction of Lyari Expressway .
Real-estate prices soared during this period, leading to a worsening housing crisis. [112] The period also saw labour unrest in Karachi's industrial estates beginning in 1970 that were violently repressed by the government of President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from 1972 onwards. [113]
A recent study indicated that major cities like Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Multan have large population of sex workers. A few cities have red-light districts, but due to illegal status of prostitution, many sex workers work in homes or hotels dispersed throughout urban areas and residential suburbs. [3] [19]
The Karachi Defence Housing Authority building is located at 2-B, East Street, Defence Phase I. In recent times, there were several complaints against encroachments by the concerned citizens in phase 6 at Khayaban-e-Seher adjacent to the commercial area. Houses were built on an area which was allocated for commercial area car parking.
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) (Urdu: ڈیفنس ہاؤسنگ اتھارٹی) is a Pakistan Army-administered real-estate developer that governs housing and municipal services for Defence neighbourhoods across Pakistan.
Karachi Development Authority (KDA) was established as the city-planning authority of Karachi in 1957, and replaced the earlier Karachi Improvement Trust (KIT). [1] KDA, along with the Lyari Development Authority and Malir Development Authority , is responsible for the development of undeveloped lands around Karachi.
In line with its status as a major port and the country's largest metropolis, it accounts for most of Pakistan's revenue generation. According to the Pakistan Federal Board of Revenue's 2006-2007 year-book, tax and customs units in Karachi were responsible for 70.75% of direct taxes, 33.65% of federal excise tax, and 23.38% of domestic sales tax. [3]