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 supports Pakistan in improving key infrastructure, disaster resilience, urban services, private sector, public finance, energy, food security, transport networks, and social services.
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ADB Approves $659 Million in Financing to Support Pakistan’s Sustainable Development
ADB has has approved this week three projects totaling $658.8 million to help Pakistan achieve its goal of more inclusive and sustainable growth and development.
New ADB Initiative to Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Heat Stress in Asia
ADB has launched a new initiative to better understand and invest in adaptation to the impacts of heat stress on women and girls across Asia and the Pacific.
Five Ways the Health Sector Can Help Combat Climate Change
The health sector is both a first responder to climate change and a major contributor to the problem. It should take a leading role in the far-reaching solutions needed to address the issue.
Five Actions to Address Climate Change in the CAREC Region
No country can fight climate change alone. The countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program should take coordinated action to combat the increasing impacts of climate change and find sustainable solutions.
Pakistan Facts
ADB's Work in Pakistan
Pakistan is a founding member of ADB. ADB has been helping the country reduce poverty and increase resilience and prosperity by supporting investments in key sectors and services. ADB operations remain aligned to Pakistan’s evolving economic and development priorities.
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.
ADB Projects in Pakistan View all 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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ADB Approves $659 Million in Financing to Support Pakistan’s Sustainable Development
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New ADB Initiative to Strengthen Women’s Resilience to Heat Stress in Asia
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CAREC Countries Endorse New Vision to Fight Climate Change Together
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ADB Loan to Help Boost Resilience of Pakistan’s Urban Environment
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Road Map to Developing a Regional Risk Transfer Facility for CAREC
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ADB to Help Strengthen Power Transmission in Pakistan
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Toward Mature Digital Education Ecosystems: The Digital Education Readiness Framework
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Steadfast Implementation of Reforms Key to Regaining Economic Stability — ADB
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
PRM will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: 1 January (Monday)
- Pakistan Day: 22 March (Friday), in lieu of 23 March
- Eid-ul-Fitr*: 10, 11 April (Wednesday, Thursday)
- Eid-ul-Azha*: 17, 18 June (Monday, Tuesday)
- Ashura-e-Muharram*: 17 July (Wednesday)
- Independence Day: 14 August (Wednesday)
- Eid Milad-un-Nabi*: 16 September (Monday)
- Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam/Christmas: 25 December (Wednesday)
* = Subject to moon sighting
Last updated: 6 November 2023