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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 Duchess of Cornwall are spending an unscheduled second day in Islamabad as part of their 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.Demonstrations are expected there after Pakistani forces destroyed an Islamic school near the Afghan border, killing up to 80 suspected militants.
They instead visited a women's college in the northern city of Rawalpindi.They instead visited a women's college in the northern city of Rawalpindi.
Clarence House said the move followed advice from the Pakistani government.Clarence House said the move followed advice from the Pakistani government.
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The attack on the Islamic school, or madrassa, happened near the town of Khar in the Bajaur tribal area, which borders North West Frontier Province, of which Peshawar is the provincial capital.
A spokesman said: "An alternative programme for their Royal Highnesses for Tuesday is being considered."
The prince was described as being "extremely disappointed" at the cancellation.The prince was described as being "extremely disappointed" at the cancellation.
BBC royal correspondent Peter Hunt said it was a "major blow for the prince, his advisers and the British government". The event was to have been a focal point for the trip, where the prince was intending to make a speech emphasising religious tolerance.
'Moderation' speech Instead, they visited the all-female university in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad.
The event was to have been a focal point for the trip, particularly in terms of the prince's message of religious tolerance.
The prince was meant to have visited a different madrassa, which is attempting to broaden its curriculum, and a college set up by Anglicans where the majority of the students, both men and women, are Muslims.
Protests against air raid
He would have made a speech which would have focused on moderation.
Instead, the prince and Camilla went to the all-female university in Rawalpindi, near the capital Islamabad.
The hastily-arranged trip saw the royal couple touring classrooms before sitting in an open-air cafeteria with some of the young women.The hastily-arranged trip saw the royal couple touring classrooms before sitting in an open-air cafeteria with some of the young women.
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On Monday, Prince Charles met Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf. According to BBC correspondent June Kelly, travelling with the prince, there were some "chaotic scenes" during the Rawalpindi visit.
But she said Prince Charles managed to deliver a "slightly modified" version of the speech he had intended to give at the madrassa.
On Monday, the prince met Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf.
Among subjects discussed during their 45-minute meeting was the case of a Briton sentenced to death in the country.Among subjects discussed during their 45-minute meeting was the case of a Briton sentenced to death in the country.
Charles has met with the Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. 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.
Mirza Tahir Hussain, 36, originally from Leeds, has spent 18 years in jail in Pakistan and is due to hang after a religious court overturned his earlier acquittal by Pakistani civil judges. Meanwhile, unrest near the site of Monday's missile attack in the north-western town of Khar has continued.
Hussain, who has always maintained he acted in self-defence, had been due to be executed during the royal trip. On Tuesday, at least 4,000 people rallied against Islamabad's alliance with the US following the air strike.
However, the sentence was delayed until after 31 December after both the prince and Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed their concerns.
During his visit, Prince Charles has launched a scheme aimed at helping poor youngsters become entrepreneurs, and later attended a reception hosted by the British high commissioner.