The Defence Housing Authority, Islamabad-Rawalpindi (DHAI-R) (Urdu: ڈیفنس ہاؤسنگ اتھارٹی اسلام آباد-راولپنڈی) is an affluent residential neighbourhood or a gated community located within Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area of Pakistan.
Defence is headed by a serving brigadier of the Pakistan Army under the Welfare and Rehabilitation Directorate.
Defence I is located within the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area between Potohar Avenue[3] and Bahria Town Phase VII & VIII.
Located near the Kahuta Triangle, with Potohar Avenue on its south end and Islamabad Expressway on its North.
Real estate in Pakistan underwent a boom during the early and mid 2000s when Overseas Pakistanis started sending substantial amounts of their savings back home after 9/11.