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| Royal couple begin Pakistan visit | |
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| The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have arrived in Pakistan at the start of a five-day tour. | |
| The pair arrived in Islamabad at 1800 GMT on Sunday for their third official overseas visit as a couple. | |
| They will spend time in areas hit by last year's earthquake, which devastated large parts of the country. | They will spend time in areas hit by last year's earthquake, which devastated large parts of the country. |
| Their trip comes amid controversy over British death row inmate Mirza Tahir Hussain who was due to be executed in Pakistan on 1 November. | Their trip comes amid controversy over British death row inmate Mirza Tahir Hussain who was due to be executed in Pakistan on 1 November. |
| But the execution has been delayed for two months following intervention by the prince and Prime Minister Tony Blair. | But the execution has been delayed for two months following intervention by the prince and Prime Minister Tony Blair. |
| Charles will also meet the Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf and the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. | Charles will also meet the Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf and the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. |
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| The official foreign visit is taking place despite a Foreign Office warning of a high risk of terrorism in the region, with no part being immune from the threat. | The official foreign visit is taking place despite a Foreign Office warning of a high risk of terrorism in the region, with no part being immune from the threat. |
| Hussain, originally from Leeds, is now due to be hanged on or after December 31. | Hussain, originally from Leeds, is now due to be hanged on or after December 31. |
| His conviction for murdering a taxi driver 18 years ago was quashed, but he was then sentenced to death by an Islamic court under Sharia law. | His conviction for murdering a taxi driver 18 years ago was quashed, but he was then sentenced to death by an Islamic court under Sharia law. |
| The trip to Pakistan follows the royal couple's tour earlier this year to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India, and to the US in 2005. | The trip to Pakistan follows the royal couple's tour earlier this year to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and India, and to the US in 2005. |