Prince William, Kate conclude Pakistan visit

Islamabad:  The United Kingdom’s Prince William and Kate concluded their first visit to Pakistan.
The Duke and Duchess Cambridge focused on education and the climate crisis during their official tour of the Asian country.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan (L) walks with Britain’s Prince William (R), Duke of Cambridge, and his wife Catherine (C), Duchess of Cambridge, at the Prime Minister House in Islamabad on October 15, 2019. – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gave a warm welcome in Islamabad on October 15 to Britain’s Prince William, the son of his late friend Princess Diana, who is on his first official trip to the country with his wife Kate. (Photo by STR / AFP) Britain’s Prince William (centre R), Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine (centre L), Duchess of Cambridge, watch a traditional Kalash dance during their visit to the Bumburate Valley in Pakistan’s northern Chitral District on October 16, 2019. – Prince William and his wife Kate flew near the Afghan border to visit a remote Hindu Kush glacier on October 16, after a morning spent trying on feathered traditional caps and luxurious shawls in Pakistan’s mountainous north. (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP) Britain’s Catherine (L), Duchess of Cambridge, receives gifts from a member of the Kalash tribe during her visit to the Bumburate Valley in Pakistan northern Chitral District on October 16, 2019. – Prince William and his wife Kate flew near the Afghan border to visit a remote Hindu Kush glacier on October 16, after a morning spent trying on feathered traditional caps and luxurious shawls in Pakistan’s mountainous north. (Photo by FAROOQ NAEEM / AFP) William and Kate left Pakistan at 4 p.m. local time (12.00 GMT) on Friday, an hour later than their scheduled departure, Efe news reported.
Royal couple visits army canine center Before heading back to the UK, the royal couple visited an army canine center in Islamabad, where they walked two golden retrievers who are being trained to scout out hidden explosive materials.
They reached the capital on Friday morning after the plane carrying them had to abort its landing due to a storm.
On Thursday, they visited the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, founded in 1994 by Prime Minister Imran Khan.