Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday requested billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates to extend humanitarian aid to people of Afghanistan. While speaking with the founder of Microsoft, the Pakistan prime minister said that half of Afghanistan's population was living below the poverty line, news agency PTI reported citing a statement from the Pakistan prime minister's office. Khan apprised Bill Gates, who is the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), regarding Pakistan's and Afghanistan's efforts to eradicate polio.(Reuters)