The Defence Club, R Sector, Phase 2
The Phase 2 club, in the same block as the DHA auditorium, the DHA cinema and the Defence Degree College for Boys — one corner of DHA that holds a great deal at once.
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New Projects › The Defence Club, R Sector, Phase 2
- Land
- 19.25 kanal
- Inaugurated
- 1995
- Reorganised and renamed
- 2008
- Where
- Sector R, DHA Phase 2 — near Lalik Jan Chowk
- Phone
- 042-35892143, 042-35746559
- Rating
- 4.0 out of 5, from 35 reviewsmarket talk, not DHA's own figure
- Status
- Open and running
What is inside
- Swimming pools — separate for men and ladies
- Gym — separate for men and ladies
- Lawn tennis — one hard court and two grass courts
- Squash courts and a badminton court
- A continental restaurant, a BBQ restaurant with a lawn, a coffee shop, a pastry shop and a pizza shop
- A library, and a sitting lounge on the first floor
Snooker, sauna and a children's area do not appear in any DHA listing for this club. If you want billiards, that is at the J Sector club in Phase 1.
The halls
Members hold farewells and retirement dinners here. No booking rate is published by DHA for any of these rooms.
| Hall | Capacity |
|---|---|
| Golf View Hall | 110 persons |
| Banquet Hall | 80 to 90 persons |
| Banquet Hall | 70 persons |
| Sitting Lounge, first floor | 60 persons |
A warning about DHA's own page
DHA's project page for this club prints the address Street 78, Phase I Sector J, and the phone numbers 042-35723984 and 042-35723985. Those are the Phase 1 J Sector club's address and numbers, pasted in by mistake. This club is in Sector R, Phase 2, and its numbers are 042-35892143 and 042-35746559.
This is the same fault we have found on DHA's pages again and again — a page for one project carrying another project's details. We say it here so that nobody drives to the wrong club.
What members say
Four stars out of five across thirty-five reviews. The praise is for the quiet, the pool and how well it suits families. The complaints are consistent: not enough parking, no lift in a two-storey building, and food and service that vary from visit to visit.
DHA Lahore's clubs, side by side
| Club | Phase | Land | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Defence Club, J Sector | Phase 1 | 74 kanal | 1992 |
| The Defence Club, R Sector | Phase 2 | 19.25 kanal | 1995 |
| The Defence Club, FF Sector | Phase 4 | 13.75 kanal | 2008 |
| Defence Lemniscate Club | Phase 8 | 24 kanal | 7 Nov 2021 |
| Defence Revelation Club | Phase 6 | 171 kanal | under construction |
Read that last row again. The club DHA is building in Phase 6 is larger than all four existing clubs put together, and more than twice the size of the biggest one it has.
What DHA does not publish
DHA Lahore publishes no membership fee, no club timings, no dress code and no guest policy for its clubs on any page of its own website. Its own FAQ answers the membership question with one line: visit the club, or call. We have printed the phone numbers instead of inventing the rest.
You will find fee figures for DHA clubs on other websites. Nearly all of them belong to a different club than the one the page is about. We checked, and we say on each page which club a number actually belongs to.
Common questions
In Sector R, DHA Phase 2, near Lalik Jan Chowk — the same block that holds the DHA auditorium, the DHA cinema and the Defence Degree College for Boys. Two directories give different street numbers, so we have not printed one.
One published account says the gym and squash are for members only while the restaurant and cafe are open to others. DHA does not confirm this on its own pages, so check by phone first.