Pakistan and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Climate Change Profile of Pakistan
This country profile provides a comprehensive overview of climate change science and policy in Pakistan, drawing insights from national and international literature.
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ADB Energy Assistance Works: Just Ask Pakistani Tailor Riaz
ADB’s work since 2010 has brought electricity to more than 3 million households in Asia and the Pacific.
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New ADB Pakistan Country Director Assumes Office
ADB has appointed Xiaohong Yang as new Country Director for Pakistan. Ms. Yang, who assumed office on April 24, 2017, is the first woman to head ADB’s resident mission to the country. Ms. Yang will lead the implementation of ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy 2015-2019 for Pakistan, which focuses on infrastructure development and institutional reforms.
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Pakistan: Country Operations Business Plan, 2017–2019
The country operations business plan, 2017–2019 for Pakistan of ADB is aligned with ADB’s country partnership strategy, 2015–2019 for Pakistan. The country partnership strategy proposes to support the government’s objective of high, sustained, and inclusive growth, focusing on infrastructure development and institutional reforms.
The Government of Pakistan has worked with ADB to strengthen the country’s key infrastructure, boost social and environmental safeguards, and promote information sharing with other countries.
The country partnership strategy, 2015-2019 for Pakistan continues to focus on infrastructure development and institutional reforms. It outlines financial assistance in six key sectors: energy; transport; agriculture, natural resources, and rural development; water and other urban infrastructure and services; public sector management; and finance
Pakistan is a member of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program.
Latest
ADB $200 Million Loan to Improve Urban Services Delivery in Punjab
ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $200 million loan to improve urban infrastructure and urban services delivery in the two intermediate cities of Sahiwal and Sialkot in Punjab Province.
ADB Provides $335 Million for Pakistan's Innovative Bus Rapid Transit System in Peshawar
ADB and Pakistan today signed a $335 million loan to help develop Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system in Peshawar, the capital city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
ADB Provides $100 Million to Fill Infrastructure Gap Through PPP in Sindh Province
ADB and Pakistan today signed a loan agreement worth $100 million to improve and strengthen the standards in the development and delivery of PPPs, which could increase investments in infrastructure and services in the Sindh province.
Projects in Pakistan
Approved/Active
- Update on Energy Sector Plan
- Third Party Monitoring for Federally Administered Tribal Areas Water Resources Development Project
- Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project
- Expanding Access to Credit for Agriculture and Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Borrowers
- Institutional Transformation of the Punjab Irrigation Department to a Water Resources Department
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2%
Average annual population growth rate in Pakistan (2011-2016)
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178
Maternal mortality ratio in Pakistan, per 100,000 live births (2015)
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29.5%
Population living below the national poverty line in Pakistan (2013)
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195.4
Population in Pakistan, in millions (2016)