The government of Pakistan conferred on Gates the Hilal-e-Pakistan, the country's second-highest civil award.
Prime Minister Khan, who had effectively lost his majority in the 342-member National Assembly, made a brief address to the nation after a stormy parliament session was adjourned by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri.
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