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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 helps Pakistan strengthen climate resilience; empower women; and improve institutional capacities, economic infrastructure, urban services, the private sector, public finance, energy, food security, transport, and social services.
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In the Spotlight
How Water is Powering Communities in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
Over 300 micro-hydropower stations in Pakistan provide electricity to around 1.5 million homes in off-grid communities. They run from rivers fed by glacial melt from the Hindu Kush Himalayas.
Pivoting Toward Sustainable Urbanization in Pakistan
Pakistan’s economic and social benefits from urban growth are being compromised by deteriorating public services, declining quality of life, and weakening economic productivity.
Expediting the Digital Trade Integration of Pakistan and Central Asian Economies
Digital trade integration involves regulatory structures/policy designs, digital technologies, and business processes along the entire global/regional digital value chain (UNESCAP 2021).
Transforming the Fight Against Trade-Based Money Laundering: New Data and Partnerships
This brief shows how an ADB-led pilot to ramp up action against trade-based money laundering (TBML) in Asia helped bolster the suspicious transaction reports (STRs) needed to crack down on criminals and drive trade transparency.
Pakistan Facts
ADB's Work in Pakistan
ADB helps Pakistan strengthen climate resilience; empower women; and improve institutional capacities, economic infrastructure, urban services, the private sector, public finance, energy, food security, transport, and social services. ADB operations remain aligned to Pakistan’s evolving economic and development priorities.
As of 31 December 2023, ADB has committed 755 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $41.4 billion to Pakistan.
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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How Water is Powering Communities in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Approves $320 Million Loan to Improve Climate-Resilience, Safety of Roads in Pakistan
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Transforming the Fight Against Trade-Based Money Laundering: New Data and Partnerships
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| Institutional Documents, Country Planning Documents
Pakistan National Urban Assessment: Pivoting toward Sustainable Urbanization
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| Publications, Guides
CAREC Road Safety Engineering Manual 7: Why and How to Manage Speed
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| Accountability Mechanism Documents
Empowering Voices for Development Accountability: Accountability Mechanism Annual Report 2023
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| News Releases, News Release
ADB Approves $400 Million Loan to Reconstruct Flood-Damaged Houses and Facilities in Pakistan
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Understanding the Drivers of Remittances to 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: 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