Pakistani high commissioner Nafees Zakaria took the opportunity to project a positive picture of Pakistan, saying the country’s government and people “warmly welcome the announcement of the royal visit”. He mentioned the Queen’s Pakistan trips in 1961 and 1997 and portrayed the upcoming royal visit as “a reflection of the importance the United Kingdom attaches to its relations with Pakistan”. The Queen last travelled to Pakistan in 1997, igniting controversy when she called on Pakistan and India to settle their differences in an address to the parliament in Islamabad. When Charles and Camilla travelled to Pakistan in 2006, their visit was seen as one of the most perilous royal foreign tours for some time. “The recent flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan is deeply regrettable and dangerous.

Source: The Telegraph June 30, 2019 21:56 UTC