The billionaire tech entrepreneur was granted the ‘Crescent of Pakistan’ for his philanthropy
Pakistan has honored Microsoft founder Bill Gates with a prestigious civilian award for his foundation’s work to fight diseases like tuberculosis and polio, granting him the prize during a visit to Islamabad.
Gates received the Hilal-e-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan) award – the nation’s second-highest civilian honor – after meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday. President Arif Alvi personally handed him the prize during a televised ceremony. Gates received the distinction “in recognition of his work to alleviate poverty and diseases,” according to the Associated Press.
Co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr William Henry Gates III (Mr. @BillGates) called on President Dr. @ArifAlvi, at Aiwan-e-Sadr.#BillGates pic.twitter.com/m6LrgvxZiY
— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) February 17, 2022
The award is granted only once each year by the president and is not limited to Pakistani citizens, open to anyone who contributes to the country’s national interests, culture “or other significant public or private endeavors.”
Gates and his non-profit, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, have worked for years to eradicate diseases like polio in Pakistan, with only a single case of the illness reported last year.
Congratulations to @BillGates for getting
“Crescent of Pakistan” Hilal e Pakistan Award. A well deserved honor for your valuable, exceptional and extraordinary services fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.#Pakistan pic.twitter.com/tRriQQq6Is— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) February 17, 2022
Prime Minister Khan also marked the occasion with a tweet, sharing a photo of himself with the billionaire while thanking him for “his immense contribution.” Cabinet Minister Faisal Javed Khan, meanwhile, said Gates was granted a “well deserved honor” for his “valuable, exceptional and extraordinary services fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.”
source: RT
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