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EIB Returns to Pakistan With €160 Million for Sindh Housing and Karachi Water

The move signals the EU lender’s return after a decade as part of the Global Gateway drive to mobilize more investment.

Overview

  • EIB Global committed €160 million, with a €100 million loan agreement signed Wednesday in Islamabad for Sindh’s flood housing program.
  • The package directs €100 million to rebuild homes in rural Sindh and €60 million to help Karachi build new filtration plants at Gharo and Pipri to boost safe water in the city.
  • Pakistan’s economic ministry says the housing effort targets 1.7 million homes and that the EIB loan will fund 116,580 units, while other reports cite a 2.1 million‑home goal for the wider program.
  • Coverage differs on expected water output from the Karachi plants, with several reports stating about 300 million liters per day serving roughly 2.2 million people and one report citing about 1 billion liters per day.
  • The projects align with a beneficiary‑led rebuild that channels aid to bank accounts in women’s names, involve partners including the World Bank, ADB, and IsDB, and are framed to draw further EU‑backed investment.