Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation of curbing polio in Pakistan.
The PM was speaking to Bill Gates, who telephoned him on Monday.
Nawaz said the government was committed to making Pakistan polio-free, adding, “This crippling disease would not be allowed to play havoc with the future of our children.”
Gates said that his foundation would continue to extend its support and assistance to Pakistan for the complete eradication of Polio from the country.