{
  "id": 8133798,
  "title": "CEO EDB sent on forced leave",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ceo-edb-sent-on-forced-leave",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T00:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440053/ceo-edb-sent-on-forced-leave"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the orders of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Industry and Production has placed Engineering Development Board CEO Faisal Nisar Chaudhry on forced leave, following a high-level departmental inquiry. Hamad Ali Mansoor, the current CEO, has been reassigned additional charge as EDB head. Upon taking on these responsibilities, Chaudhry held an introductory meeting with EDB staff, emphasizing the importance of cooperation, teamwork, and collective efforts to strengthen the institution and achieve its objectives. Chaudhry, a Grade-20 officer from the Secretariat Group, vowed to work closely with all members of the organization to facilitate its growth and success.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industry and Production, on the directives of the Prime Minister (PM), has sent the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Engineering Development Board (EDB) on forced leave and given Faisal Nisar Chaudhry additional charge as EDB head. According to a spokesperson of the Ministry of Industries and Production, on the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Hamad Ali…",
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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."
}