Pakistan PM Imran Khan Speaks to Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Walks Away Casually Before the Interpreter Can Translate It; Video Goes Viral
In a major embarrassment, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on his two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia met the Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz at the Islamic Summit. The Pakistani premier said something to him and casually walked away before interpreter could interpret anything to the King and he could respond.
Makkah, June 2: In a major embarrassment, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on his two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia met the Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz at the Islamic Summit. The Pakistani premier said something to him and casually walked away before interpreter could interpret anything to the King and he could respond. This event took place at the venue of the 14th Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Makkah. Imran Khan's Blooper in Iran: Pakistan PM Draws Ridicule For 'Japan-Germany Border' Remark; Watch Video.
The video of the episode has been going viral on the internet. The clip is being widely shared on Facebook and Twitter. In the footage, Khan can be seen uttering something to the Majesty and before the interpreter could translate anything to the King, he leaves. 'Imran Khan The World's Highest Paid Chauffeur?' Twitter Trolls Pakistan PM as He Drives Saudi Crown Prince Salman in Islamabad
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Meanwhile, in the summit, Imran Khan has reportedly blamed West for the ‘Islamophobia’ and said that Islam has nothing to do with the terrorism. "No one ever blamed Hinduism for Tamil Tigers' bombings or Japanese religion when they blew up themselves on US ships. So why Islam is branded so?" Khan said.
“The OIC, we, have a responsibility to the Muslim world. When anyone in the western world blasphemes our Prophet, it is a failure of the OIC that we have not been able to explain to West that the love and affection that we feel for our Holy Prophet, how he lives in our hearts... It was up to us to explain it to the western countries the pain when they ridicule our Prophet,” Khan said.
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