Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed confidence that polio will be completely eradicated from the country in coming year.

In a tweet on Thursday, he said he spoke with Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates last night and thanked him for the help his Foundation provided for polio eradication in Pakistan.

The Prime Minister said this time last year, we had fifty-six reported cases and this year, only one case has so far been reported.

Imran Khan said he also asked Bill Gates if he could set up a Microsoft incubation lab in Pakistan.

Spoke with Bill Gates last night & thanked him for the help his Foundation provided for polio eradication in Pak. This time last yr we had 56 reported cases - this yr so far only 1 case. InshaAllah we will eradicate polio completely in coming yr.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) June 24, 2021