Imran Khan Breaks Diplomatic Protocol

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan 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), Imran Khan is seen seating while everyone else stood to welcome the head of states entering the hall.

Prime Minister of Pakistan @ImranKhanPTI Arrival with other World Leaders at Invitation of President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov for Opening Ceremony 19th Meeting of the Council of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Bishkek Kyrgyzstan (13.06.19) pic.twitter.com/FmDrkZBpAd

— Tehreek-e-Insaf (@InsafPK) June 13, 2019

In fact, after realizing that he was perhaps the only one seated, he stood briefly and then again seated himself before the others did.

Earlier, he broke the diplomatic protocol at the 14th OIC summit held in Saudi Arabia earlier this month.