Microsoft co-founder William Henry Gates, better known as Bill Gates, arrived in Islamabad on Thursday for a one-day visit, according to sources.
According to sources close to the situation, Gates will meet Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi, as well as visit the National Command and Operation Centre headquarters.
The billionaire philanthropist, who is also co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a major contributor to global polio eradication, was briefed in detail on Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate the virus.
According to sources, Gates will also visit the COVID-19 treatment facility in Chak Shahzad before departing Pakistan the same evening.
