Pakistan and ADB

The country operations business plan (COBP) for Pakistan, 2021–2023 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is consistent with its country partnership strategy for Pakistan, 2021–2025.

The country partnership strategy (CPS), 2021–2025 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Pakistan responds to the economic and social challenges thrown up by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and supports the country in addressing its persistent structural challenges. It fully aligns with the Government of Pakistan’s development strategy, ADB’s Strategy 2030, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The country operations business plan (COBP) for Pakistan, 2020–2022 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is aligned with ADB’s country partnership strategy for Pakistan, 2015–2019, which supports the Government of Pakistan’s objective of sustained and inclusive economic growth. The COBP is also consistent with the priorities set out in ADB’s Strategy 2030, and is aligned with the government’s development agenda and the economic and social development plans of provincial governments. 

This assessment describes issues facing the school education system in Pakistan, highlights the challenges, and suggests some possible directions for reform—with a focus on two provinces: Sindh and Punjab.

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2019–2021 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Pakistan is aligned with ADB’s country partnership strategy (CPS), 2015–2019 for Pakistan, the priorities of ADB’s Strategy 2030, and the Government’s development strategy "Pakistan Vision 2025". 

The country operations business plan (COBP) 2018–2020 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Pakistan is aligned with ADB’s country partnership strategy, 2015–2019, which supports the Government of Pakistan’s objective of high, sustained, and inclusive growth. The COBP is also consistent with the priorities set out in ADB’s Midterm Review of Strategy 2020, and is aligned with the government’s development strategy “Vision 2025,” and the development plans of the provincial governments.

Development efforts in several areas may further Pakistan’s progress toward gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Human capital investments have improved the situation for women in Pakistan in health and education access, as well as economic and political participation.

The country operations business plan, 2017–2019 for Pakistan of the Asian Development Bank (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.

To implement the designation of eligible Asian Development Fund (ADF) loans as concessional ordinary capital resources (OCR) loans following the approval of the ADF-OCR merger by ADB's Board of Governors, it is necessary to amend the respective Legal Agreements.

This letter agreement effective 1 January 2017 applies to the ADF loans made by ADB to Pakistan as referred to in this document dated 3 October 2016.