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 The royal couple, on a five-day visit, also toured a school and
a national park in the capital Islamabad where they chatted with
children and admired their drawings.
The trip, which focuses on climate change and access to
education, has been described by palace officials as the most
complex the couple have undertaken due to security issues.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met Khan
at his official residence. William's mother Princess Diana, a
hugely popular figure in Pakistan, visited Pakistan several
times in the 1990s and helped Khan raise money for a cancer
hospital.
Earlier William and Kate met students at an Islamabad Model
College for Girls, discussing education with a group of older
students and visiting the classrooms of younger students.
As they left, a group of girls sang one of Pakistan's national
songs and the couple greeted preschoolers who had lined up to
chant 'bye bye'.
They then visited the Margallah Hills National Park on the edge
of Islamabad, which is under threat from poaching, wildfires,
invasive species and littering.
For the morning events, Kate wore a periwinkle blue silk shalwar
kameez, the national outfit of Pakistan consisting of a loose
tunic worn over trousers. Many on social media and in the
fashion industry had been hoping she would don the outfit, which
Princess Diana had worn during visits.
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The designer, Maheen Khan said on Twitter: "It is an honor to have
been asked to create this outfit for the Duchess."
The Duchess of Cambridge's fashion choices, including a bright green
tunic over white pants to meet with the Prime Minister, appeared to
echo many of the colours and outfits worn by Diana.
Foreign policy experts and officials have said the trip, the first
by a British royal family member in more than a decade and made at
the request of the British foreign office, represented a soft power
push, which may help both sides further their diplomatic aims.
It comes as Britain seeks to reinvigorate its foreign relationships
as the deadline looms for its departure from the European Union,
while Pakistan works to repair its global image to boost tourism and
investment.
(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield in ISLAMBAD; Editing by Alexandra
Hudson)
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