--- title: "Faisal Nisar appointed as acting CEO of EDB" description: "Most outlets reported Faisal Nisar's assumption of the additional charge as CEO of the Engineering Development Board (EDB). One outlet described the move as placing the previous CEO on \"forced leave\" and appointing Faisal Nisar in his place, while another framed it as Nisar taking on the role without mentioning the prior CEO's status." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/9019-faisal-nisar-assumes-additional-charge-as-ceo-edb site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Faisal Nisar appointed as acting CEO of EDB business · updated 18 Sep 2026, 5:18 AM PKT · 16–18 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 17 Sep 2026 — Faisal Nisar appointed as acting CEO of EDB (2 outlets) > Most outlets reported Faisal Nisar's assumption of the additional charge as CEO of the Engineering Development Board (EDB). One outlet described the move as placing the previous CEO on "forced leave" and appointing Faisal Nisar in his place, while another framed it as Nisar taking on the role without mentioning the prior CEO's status. - **Business Recorder** — [CEO EDB sent on forced leave](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440053/ceo-edb-sent-on-forced-leave) · 18 Sep 2026, 5:18 AM PKT > 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 Al... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Faisal Nisar assumes additional charge as CEO EDB](https://www.app.com.pk/business/faisal-nisar-assumes-additional-charge-as-ceo-edb/) · 17 Sep 2026, 4:24 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 (APP):Faisal Nisar Chaudhry, a Grade-20 officer of the Secretariat Group, has assumed the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Engineering Development Board (EDB). The appointment has made on the directions of the Prime Minister, following the placement of Hamad Ali Mansoor, the incumbent CEO of the EDB, on forced... ### 16 Sep 2026 — Govt Appoints Faisal Nisar Chaudhry Acting CEO Engineering Development Board (1 outlet) - **ProPakistani** — [Govt Appoints Faisal Nisar Chaudhry Acting CEO Engineering Development Board](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/16/govt-appoints-faisal-nisar-chaudhry-acting-ceo-engineering-development-board/) · 16 Sep 2026, 12:14 AM PKT > The Ministry of Industries and Production has assigned Faisal Nisar Chaudhry the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of… Read More 3 articles from 3 outlets, 16–18 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.