Pak PM sits while other world leaders stand for assembly in SCO meet

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. File Photo

New Delhi, June 14: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan again broke the diplomatic protocol at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO Summit held in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek on Thursday.

In a video shared on Twitter handle of his own party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan entered the hall and sat on his seat, while other world leaders stood due to diplomatic courtesy.  

Khan, however, stood up for a while only to acknowledge his presence when his name was announced.

Earlier this month, too, Khan was widely critised for walking off even before a message could be translated during an interaction with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz  at the 14th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation or OIC Summit held in Saudi Arabia.  

The video was widely circulated on social media and Khan was severely trolled for “disrespecting” and leaving the king alone.

In another embarrassing moment, Khan began to eat before the Saudi Crown Prince was to deliver a speech ahead of the lunch. Both the leaders were seated on the dias.