LAHORE: The battery storage sector, with 27 agreements worth $82 million, was the highlight of the Pakistan-China B2B Conference held on Saturday.

The conference was attended by 105 representatives from 74 Chinese companies and 136 representatives from Pakistani companies across key industrial and commercial sectors.

Addressing the moot, Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, said it led to the signing of 40 MoUs and 27 agreements in the battery storage sector.

He said that the B2B meetings with leading Chinese and Pakistani companies will help promote industrial collaboration, investment, and technology transfer in Pakistan.

He highlighted that Chinese investors expressed keen interest in investing in Pakistan’s electric vehicle sector.

Published in Dawn, May 10th, 2026