Ban Ki-moon to visit Pakistan on Tuesday

The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Islamabad on a two-day visit on Tuesday, state media reported Saturday. During his stay, Ban will discuss steps for polio eradication and promotion of education, especially women education, with Pakistani leadership, Radio Pakistan reported. The World Heath Organization says Pakistan, Nigeria and Afghanistan remain polio-endemic in the world in 2013. The UN Secretary General is expected to hold meetings with the President, the Prime Minister, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Speaker National Assembly, women parliamentarians and other high officials. Ban Ki-moon will also take part in the Independence Day celebrations on August 14. He will also attend a number of functions, including events on polio eradication and youth education, and inauguration of the Centre of Peace and Security at National University of Science and Technology.