Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion contract to build a 1,200 megawatt nuclear power plant. Prime Minister of the country Shehbaz Sharif announced this while welcoming the investment of China, which considers Pakistan as its most reliable ally.
The work of the "Chashma 5" project will start immediately." Sharif announced on state news channel PTV following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the China National Nuclear Cooperation Agency and the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.