The Peshawar Development Authority (Urdu: پشاور ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی,, abbreviated as PDA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for providing municipal services in Peshawar.

In 1975, the Greater Peshawar Metropolitan Authority (PMA) was created under Urban Planning Act 1975.

In 1978 PMA was renamed as the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA).

The Peshawar Development Authority is the only self-sustaining government entity of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that works under an independent and fully autonomous board under direct supervision of the chief minister as its chairperson and the director general of PDA as secretary to the board.

The Peshawar Development Authority has an active working strength of around 4,600 employees divided into 23 directorates with geographic spread to the entire Peshawar Division including the districts of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Nowshera and with operational spheres starting from roads and buildings constructions to horticulture, parks development, street lighting, sanitation services, fire-fighting to security and town planning and development.