Pak PM Gatecrashes Putin–Erdoğan Meet After Long Snub
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif was reportedly kept waiting 40 minutes for a planned meeting with Vladimir Putin during a forum in Turkmenistan. He eventually walked into Putin’s closed-door talks with Turkish President Erdoğan, stayed briefly, and left. The moment went viral, drawing criticism online and being seen as a diplomatic embarrassment for Pakistan.