[DAWN] The Senate was provided on Wednesday details of commercial entities being run by various wings of the armed forces in the country.In a written reply to a question asked by Senator Farhatullah Babar of the Pakistain Peoples Party, Defence Minister Khwaja Asif informed the house that there were nearly 50 "projects, units and housing colonies" functioning in the country under the administrative control of Fauji Foundation, Shaheen FounÂdation, Bahria Foundation, Army Welfare Trust (AWT) and Defence Housing Authorities (DHAs).
According to the details provided in the reply, eight DHAs were established in major cities. These DHAs -- mostly created through ordinances -- are in Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
, Lahore, Rawalpindi-IslamaÂbad, Multan, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
and Quetta.
Besides, there are 16 "projects/units" functioning under the AWT, 15 under the Fauji Foundation and 11 under the Shaheen FoundaÂtion.
The house was informed that Bahria Foundation was not administrating any housing colony in Pakistain, "however, an offshore tolling type LNG project is under its consideration".