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The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are spending an unscheduled second day in Islamabad as part of their visit to Pakistan. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have spent an unscheduled second day in Islamabad as part of their five-day visit to Pakistan.
They cancelled a planned visit to Peshawar in the north-west, because of fears for their safety.They cancelled a planned visit to Peshawar in the north-west, because of fears for their safety.
Demonstrations are expected there after Pakistani forces destroyed an Islamic school near the Afghan border, killing up to 80 suspected militants. There were fears of violence after Pakistani forces destroyed an Islamic school near the border, killing 80.
They instead visited a women's college in the northern city of Rawalpindi. The royal couple instead visited a college, where the prince made the speech he had intended for Peshawar.
Clarence House said the move followed advice from the Pakistani government. Charles spoke of his respect for Islam and said it was a human misinterpretation of sacred texts that can lead to "appalling misunderstanding and hatred".
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The prince was described as being "extremely disappointed" at the cancellation. "The world is in desperate need of people who have moral courage, who are not afraid of standing up for truth and fairness and civilised values - especially at a time in the world's history when ignorance and prejudice are so prevalent and so dangerous.
The event was to have been a focal point for the trip, where the prince was intending to visit another religious school, or madrassa, and make a speech emphasising religious tolerance. "Religion has once again become a source of conflict and intolerance.
Instead, the royal couple visited the all-female university in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad. "One of the tasks of education must surely be to engender the acquisition of wisdom," he said.
The hastily-arranged trip saw the pair touring classrooms before sitting in an open-air cafeteria with some of the young women. "In a secular age you hear again and again the accusation that religion is the cause of so much misery and strife in the world.
"However, religion itself is not the problem. It is surely human misinterpretation of the sacred texts handed down to us that can lead to such appalling misunderstanding and hatred."
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According to BBC correspondent June Kelly, travelling with the prince, there were some "chaotic scenes" during the Rawalpindi visit. At the university - an all-female establishment in Rawalpindi, near the capital - armed commandos, including veiled women, from the Punjab police were on guard.
But she said Prince Charles managed to deliver a "slightly modified" version of the speech he had intended to give at the madrassa. The hastily-arranged trip saw the prince and duchess touring classrooms before sitting in an open-air cafeteria with some of the young women.
On Monday, the prince met Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. One pupil, Zill Esuma, 21, said as she waited for them to arrive: "We didn't know anything about it. We have not been told."
Among subjects discussed during their 45-minute meeting was the case of a Briton sentenced to death in the country. Teacher Ruksana Hassan, co-ordinator for gender studies, said she was only informed of the royal visit a few minutes before they entered the room.
Prince Charles has also launched a scheme aimed at helping poor youngsters become entrepreneurs and attended a reception hosted by the British high commissioner during his visit. When asked by one woman if she had seen any differences between Pakistan university students and British ones, the duchess said Pakistani students appeared more hard-working.
Meanwhile, unrest near the site of Monday's missile attack in the north-western town of Khar has continued. "They're more into partying and having fun," she said of their British counterparts.
On Tuesday, at least 4,000 people rallied against Islamabad's alliance with the US following the air strike. Wasp annoyance
The couple went on to an archaeological site at Taxila, also outside the capital.
Carrying out their second engagement at the ancient Buddhist ruins, the duchess was pestered by wasps.
She told reporters: "They're not my favourite things."
The royal couple visited a women's college and an archaeological site
She went on to buy a marble mortar and pestle from a small roadside stall for her son Tom Parker Bowles.
In Peshawar, 500 members of a hardline Islamic group burned an effigy of US President George Bush and denounced Pakistan's President, General Pervez Musharraf.
And at least 10,000 people protested in the north-western town of Khar near the site of Monday's missile attack
The prince was described as being "extremely disappointed" at the cancellation of his planned visit to the city.
On Monday, the prince met President Musharraf and among subjects discussed during their 45-minute meeting was the case of a Briton sentenced to death in the country.
Prince Charles also launched a scheme aimed at helping poor youngsters become entrepreneurs and attended a reception hosted by the British high commissioner during his visit.