Pakistan and China boost ties

China and Pakistan are set to sign billions of dollars worth of trade and business deals in a bid to boost military and political ties.

The deals come on the second day of a visit by Wen Jiabao, China's prime minister, to Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, for a trip aimed at boosting relations between the two countries.

Some analysts say growing ties between the US and India - Pakistan's neighbouring rival - are pushing Islamabad to forge closer ties with China.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Islamabad.