{
  "id": 13020157,
  "title": "LDA officer criticised for holding late night meetings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/lda-officer-criticised-for-holding-late-night-meetings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:45:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035781/lda-officer-criticised-for-holding-late-night-meetings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lahore Development Authority (LDA) officers have criticized senior official Usama Majeed Cheema for his \"unprofessional behavior\" and long working hours, holding meetings late into the night. On Friday, the ADG called a meeting at 2:30pm, causing officers to wait for five hours before finally meeting him at around 10:10pm. The following Wednesday, another meeting was scheduled for 2pm, but the officers were again kept waiting until 10:10pm. The officers claimed that they were merely trying to perform their duties and improve LDA's efficiency and end corruption. However, Cheema rejected these allegations, stating that he was working diligently to improve the situation and that the delays were due to \"staff mistakes.\" When confronted by the parents of a female officer who had been held at the office until 10pm, Cheema accused them of abusing him and threatened to respond in kind. He admitted that another meeting was delayed due to his staff's error.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: Various officers, especially women working in the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), have criticised a senior official for his ‘unprofessional behaviour and problematic’ working style as he keeps them in office on the pretext of official work. The other day, the parent of a female officer posted in the LDA Sports Club rushed to the LDA office along with a close relative because her…",
  "key_points": [
    "LDA officer Usama Majeed Cheema criticized for late-night meetings.",
    "Officers waited 5 hours for meeting at 10:10pm Friday.",
    "Cheema blamed staff mistakes, not corruption, for delays."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The criticism of Usama Majeed Cheema's behavior reveals a rift between him and LDA officers, who claim his long working hours and unprofessional meetings hinder efforts to improve the authority's efficiency and curb corruption.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}