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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Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution through Skills Development in High-Growth Industries in Central and West Asia — Insights from Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan
This report explains how the rapid adoption of digital technology in Central and West Asia can help unlock growth and shows why economies need to invest in training to build the skilled labor force needed for the jobs of the future.
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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Fintech and Inclusive Growth: Evidence from 25 Asian Developing Countries
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Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution through Skills Development in High-Growth Industries in Central and West Asia — Pakistan
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Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution through Skills Development in High-Growth Industries in Central and West Asia — Insights from Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan
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Regional Cooperation Vital to Addressing Climate Change in Central and West Asia, Says ADB
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Q&A: Addressing Intertwined Challenges in Central Asia and the Caucasus through Regional Cooperation
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CAREC 2030: Supporting Regional Actions to Address Climate Change—A Scoping Study
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The Developers' Guide to Planning and Designing Logistics Centers in CAREC Countries
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Update on ADB’s Energy Transition Mechanism - April 2023
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