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ADB supports Pakistan’s inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient development through investments in the country’s economic management, energy, food security, institutional capacities, private sector, public finance, social services, transportation, and urban services.
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In the Spotlight
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ADB President Announces $3 Million Emergency Grant Ready for Pakistan Flood Relief
Demonstrating ADB’s rapid response capability, Mr. Kanda announced that ADB will provide, upon request of the Government of Pakistan, a $3 million grant from the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund to support emergency relief efforts.
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ADB Announces $350 Million for Pakistan to Boost the Role of Women in the Economy
ADB has approved a loan of $350 million to support access to finance for women in Pakistan. The funding will support the second phase of the Women-Inclusive Finance Sector Development Program.
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From Cash to Digital: Advancing Financial Inclusion in Pakistan
Over a billion people in developing Asia are unbanked, including a significant number in Pakistan, where only 21% of adults have access to a bank account or mobile money provider.
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Do you have a complaint about an ADB-funded project?
If you believe that an ADB-funded project has negatively impacted you, or if you and your community are at risk of being affected, we encourage you to submit your complaint through the ADB Pakistan Office for review and resolution.
Pakistan Facts
ADB's Work in Pakistan
ADB continues to support Pakistan’s economic recovery by strengthening public finance, social protection systems; helping with post-flood reconstruction; improving food security, social and human capital, urban services, and transport and energy infrastructure; and boosting climate action. ADB operations remain aligned with Pakistan’s evolving economic and development priorities.
To date, ADB has committed 764 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $43.4 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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| Papers and Briefs
Heat Stress, Air Pollution Risk and Population Exposure: Evidence from Selected Asian Countries
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Resilient Together: Strengthening the Caucasus and Central Asia Through Regional Cooperation
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Solutions for Livability: Cases in Action
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Unlocking the Potential of Fintech in Central Asia
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| News from Country Offices
ADB Approves $540 Million Financing to Advance SOE Reforms and Coastal Resilience in Pakistan
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| News from Country Offices
ADB Approves $381 Million Financing to Modernize Agriculture, Education, and Health Services in Punjab, Pakistan
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ADB Approves $48 Million Additional Financing for Water Resources Development in Balochistan, Pakistan
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ADB Announces $10 Billion Support to Deepen Regional Cooperation in CAREC
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)
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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 (Thursday)
- Eid-ul-Fitr*: 20, 24 March (Friday, Tuesday), in lieu of 21, 22 March
- Pakistan Day: 23 March (Monday)
- Eid-ul-Azha*: 27, 28 May (Wednesday, Thursday)
- Ashura-e-Muharram*: 26 June (Friday)
- Independence Day: 14 August (Friday)
- Eid Milad-un-Nabi*: 25 August (Tuesday)
- Birthday of Quaid-e-Azam/Christmas: 25 December (Friday)
* = Subject to moon sighting
Last updated: 12 February 2026
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