ADB to finance $6 billion in Pakistan infrastructure projects

The Asian Development Bank on Tuesday approved a $6 billion loan to help build up Pakistan's dilapidated power network and other key infrastructure, Islamabad said. Among the projects to be financed by the ADB are a 660-megawatt coal-fired power plant in southern Pakistan, while funds will also be allocated for projects related to health, education and highway construction. "(The ADB) agreed to finance US$6 billion for the next five years in Pakistan," an economic affairs ministry