{
  "id": 17747950,
  "title": "Capital Development Authority appoints three new directors general",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/capital-development-authority-appoints-three-new-directors-general",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T05:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2041451/capital-development-authority-appoints-three-new-directors-general"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad has seen the appointment of three new Capital Development Authority (CDA) directors general (DGs) in the BS-20 category, according to official notifications. Retired Brig Mohammad Javed Iqbal will head the Civic Management department, while Brig Rashid Manzoor takes charge of Planning and Development. Brig Azhar Khan assumes leadership of Land and Estate Management. Each of the new DGs has been appointed on a two-year contract, with performance potentially leading to further extensions. This recruitment process, completed after a delay stemming from litigation, followed a competitive selection of around 100 shortlisted candidates from a pool of retired commissioned officers. The CDA emphasizes the competence of these professionals, stating their induction will enhance the authority's operations. The advertisement, published in April, had targeted retired officers with 16 years of education and 25 years of government experience. Despite a court intervention in May, which stayed the process due to a promotion dispute between CDA and a BS-19 officer, the appointments went ahead after the interim order was lifted.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has completed the recruitment process for three new directors general (DGs) in BS-20. According to CDA officials, retired Brig Mohammad Javed Iqbal, retired Brig Rashid Manzoor and retired Brig Azhar Khan have been appointed as DGs. The newly appointed officers have been assigned different departments, according to notifications issued by the…",
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  "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."
}