The Defence Housing Authority, Lahore (DHA Lahore) is a housing society located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. DHA Lahore's initial phase was built for army officers and their families (as Civil & Defence Officers Cooperative Housing Society and later as Lahore Cantonment Cooperative Housing Society - LCCHS), however, now it serves to both retired military officers and the civil population of the city as it mainly is a private commercial housing scheme operating under the Pakistan Army. The area has also undergone extensive gentrification, bringing in a more wealthy base. The recent influx of population from the adjoining cities.