Pakistan’s prime minister signs multibillion-dollar investment deals with China

Pakistan signed new investment agreements with China worth 8.5 billion dollars (£6.3 billion) during a visit to Beijing by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s state media reported.
The accords finalised on Thursday in the Chinese capital city include seven billion dollars (£5.1 billion) in a memorandum of understanding and 1.5 billion dollars (£1.1 billion) in joint ventures covering agriculture, renewable energy, electric vehicles, health, steel and other sectors.