Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan In Seating Gaffe At SCO Summit

Bishkek: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan broke the diplomatic protocol at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in Kyrgyzstan’s capital and was trolled online for the embarrassing move. In a video shared on the official Twitter handle of Khan’s ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the cricketer-turned-politician is seen sitting while other leaders and dignitaries stood to welcome various heads of states arriving in the hall on Thursday. He stood briefly when his name was announced and then seated himself again before the others did in a breach of protocol. Khan was trolled online by the netizens for the gaffe after the video went viral. (IANS)

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