Berlin's ambassador to Pakistan, spoke out via Twitter saying "Good news coming in for Pakistan. great that Bill Gates wants to invest in IT sector. Looking forward towards Pakistan Silicon Valley."
Good news coming in for #Pakistan. great that @BillGates wants to invest in IT sector. Looking forward towards 'Pakistan Silicon Valley'! @WHO & @gatesfoundation together with the people of pak can #EndPolio.#Germany also contributes to #Polio_Eradication pic.twitter.com/RmQoeQwuPC
— Alfred Grannas (@GermanyinPAK) January 9, 2019
The Silicon Valley, in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of California, in the United States, is home to many start-up and global technology companies.
Microsoft to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan: Bill Gates
In another tweet, German envoy expressed the optimism that Pakistan will eliminate menace of polio saying that "World Health Organisation and Gates Foundation together with the Pakistani people can end polio. Germany also contributes to Polio eradication."
پاکستان کے لئے اچھی خبر! زبردست بات ہےکہ @BillGates آئی-ٹی کے شعبے میں سرمایہ کاری کرناچاہتے ہیں۔ 'پاکستان سلکان ویلی' کی جانب دیکھ رہا ہوں! @WHO اور @gatesfoundation پاکستان کے لوگوں کے ساتھ مل کر پولیو ختم کرسکتےہیں۔#Germany بھی #Polio_Eradication کیلئےاپنا کردار ادا کرتاہے pic.twitter.com/L92TNPDltq
— Alfred Grannas (@GermanyinPAK) January 9, 2019
Earlier on December 8, Gates had said that Microsoft could explore the investment opportunities in the country.
He expressed the desire in a letter delivered to Prime Minister Imran Khan by Dr Christopher Elias, President of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Development Division, in a meeting.
He was accompanying WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari.
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