Video: Pakistan PM Imran Khan breaks diplomatic protocol at international summit

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Video: Pakistan PM Imran Khan breaks diplomatic protocol at international summit

Khan is seen sitting while the room stood to welcome the heads of state.

By ANI

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Published: Fri 14 Jun 2019, 12:25 PM

Last updated: Fri 14 Jun 2019, 9:24 PM

Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan yet again broke the diplomatic protocol, this time at the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit held in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on Thursday. 
In a video shared on the official Twitter handle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Khan is seen sitting while everyone else stood to welcome the heads of state entering the hall. Upon realizing that he was perhaps the only one seated, he stood briefly and then seated himself again before the others did. 

Khan earlier broke the diplomatic protocol at the 14th OIC summit held in Saudi Arabia earlier this month.
Khan and the leaders of the SCO member countries, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi are attending the two-day summit in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek. 


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