ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Pakistan and ADB
ADB provides vital support to Pakistan’s COVID-19 pandemic response through vaccination, social protection, public sector management, climate resilience, competitiveness, and private sector development.
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In the Spotlight
Five Things to Know About the Future of Energy in Central Asia
The CAREC Energy Outlook 2030 provides critical insights on the region’s energy future by analyzing the energy landscape and market trends in member countries of the CAREC Program.
Strengthening Food Safety Systems in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries: Current Status, Framework, and Forward Strategies
Building on best practices, this paper aims to provide direction for strengthening food safety systems in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation area to promote countries’ participation in regional and global food trade.
Road Funds and Road User Charges in the CAREC Region
This publication explores how roads are financed in five Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program countries and outlines lessons and best practices to help build a robust road network throughout the region.
CAREC Energy Outlook 2030
This report analyzes future energy market options for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program members to help facilitate sustainable energy infrastructure investment.
Pakistan Facts
ADB's Work in Pakistan
Pakistan was a founding member of ADB in 1966. Since then, ADB has helped the country reduce poverty and improve the country’s prosperity and resilience by supporting infrastructure, urban services, private sector, energy and food security, transport networks, and social services.
Aligned with the government’s development vision, ADB’s country partnership strategy 2021–2025 for Pakistan focuses on three priorities—improving economic management, building resilience, and boosting competitiveness and private sector development.
Data: Pakistan
Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Development indicators for Pakistan, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
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More than 12,000 public schools in Pakistan are now enjoying reliable electricity thanks to solar power, dramatically improving the learning environment for over 1.4 million students.
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What's New
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To Borrow or Not to Borrow: Empirical Evidence from the Public Debt Sustainability of Pakistan
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Five Things to Know About the Future of Energy in Central Asia
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International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan 2023 - Shixin Chen
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Strengthening Food Safety Systems in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Member Countries: Current Status, Framework, and Forward Strategies
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Road Funds and Road User Charges in the CAREC Region
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CAREC Energy Outlook 2030
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$100 Million ADB Project to Improve Skills Training in Pakistan
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ADB Approves Flood Assistance Package for Pakistan
Contact: Pakistan Resident Mission (PRM)
Level 8, North Wing, Serena Business Complex, Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy, G-5, Islamabad, Pakistan
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Fax +92 51 2600365 to 66, 2087397 to 98
The Pakistan Resident Mission was opened in 1989 and provides the primary operational link for activities between ADB and the government, the private sector, civil society stakeholders, and development partners. The resident mission engages in policy dialogue, country partnership strategy development and programming, and portfolio management, while also acting as a knowledge base on development issues in Pakistan.
The Pakistan government agency handling ADB affairs is the Economic Affairs Division (Ministry of Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization).
PRM will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: January 2 (Monday), in lieu of January 1
- Pakistan Day: March 23 (Tuesday)
- Eid-ul-Fitr*: April 21, 24 (Friday, Monday), in lieu of April 22, 23
- Eid-ul-Azha*: June 29, 30 (Thursday, Friday)
- Ashura-e-Muharram*: July 28 (Friday), in lieu of July 29
- Independence Day: August 14 (Monday)
- Eid Milad-un-Nabi*: September 28 (Thursday)
- Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam/Christmas: December 25 (Monday)
* = Subject to moon sighting
Last updated: 11 January 2023