ADB VP meets Pakistan ministers, supports for COVID-19 response.

KARACHI -- Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice President Shixin Chen reaffirmed ADB's support for Pakistan's development efforts and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response during a series of virtual meetings with senior Pakistan government officials,said anADB press release issued from Manila on Wednesday. According to the ADB, in a series of meetingsfrom October and November, Chen met with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Federal Minister for EconomicAffairs andADB Governor Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Pakistan's Minister for Planning,

Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan Reza Baqir, and Special Assistant of Pakistan's Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Protection Sania Nishtar, among other senior officials and development partners. 'ADB and Pakistan have a long-standing development partnership having worked together to confront various challenges and emergencies,' said Mr. Chen...