Updated July 17th, 2021 at 11:25 IST
Pakistan PM Imran Khan trolled for blunder after blunder in Uzbekistan; netizens stunned
From claiming to know more about the history of Uzbekistan than Uzbeks, to his alleged refusal to shake Jaishankar's hand, netizens trolled Khan on social media
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan came under the brunt of heavy trolling during the Central-South Asia conference in Uzbekistan after he committed a series of blunders from claiming to know more about the history of Uzbekistan than Uzbek people, to his alleged refusal to shake EAM Jaishankar's hand at the conference.
Imran Khan refuses to shake hands with EAM Jaishankar
On Friday, Tashkent held a ‘Central and South Asia 2021: Regional Connectivity Challenges and Opportunities,’ conference which was attended by the leaders of several countries including India and Pakistan. After the conference, several reports in the Pakistan media claimed that Imran Khan had refused to shake the hands of India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is also said to have given a 'similar response' as a way of protest against Pakistan's existential claims of 'ongoing human rights violations' in Kashmir, Pakistan media peddled. Reacting to this alleged inane gesture, netizens took to social media to troll Imran Khan.
Netizens react
And Kashmir ban gaya Pakistan.. pic.twitter.com/iTtTHpFVAt
— Naila Inayat (@nailainayat)
Indian FM never offered his hand 😂
— RameshA2Z (@A2Ramesh)
Moeed Yousuf will say we preempted the hand shake and refused it before he tried 😜
What a proud moment of bravery! 😁
— Tarun Mishra (@tarunpmishra)
No Imran Khan didn't shake hands, he saluted Indian Foreign Minister
— HARESH 😍😍🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@CHOLEBATURE10)
Imran Khan vows to introduce cricket to Uzbekistan
At the Uzbekistan-Pakistan Business Forum in the conference, Imran Khan shared his dream of introducing cricket to the people of Uzbekistan. After the two countries announced a joint production on a film on the first Mughal emperor- Zaheer ud din Babur, Imran Khan hoped that introducing cricket to the country would also help further ties. “We hope that this will be the beginning of a strong cultural exchange between the two countries. As our countries get closer […] I will introduce cricket to the people of Uzbekistan,” Imran Khan said at the conference.
This comment also became a trolling point after British-Pakistani journalist and Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan asked the PM how Pakistani cricket was these days. Netizens urged Uzbekistan to not learn cricket from the Imran Khan-led country.
Netizens react
How is Pakistani cricket doing these days? 🤦🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/70HLNeNDep
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1)
First of all he needs to introduce cricket in Pakistan.
— Farhan (@farhanullah73)
I would like to suggest Uzbek people not to allow cricket in Uzbekistan, They might be unlucky as Pakistanis and win cricket WC anytime in future.
— MSJ (@ShafiqJanjua)
Winning cricket WC is ultimate devastating factor for us and it can be for them too.
Hahaha that's a good one 🤣
— Usaid Shoaib (@EngrUsaid)
Imran Khan claims to know all about Uzbekistan
During the session between the two countries, the Pakistan Prime Minister claimed that he knows more about Uzbekistan’s history than the Uzbek people. Talking about the religious, cultural, and spiritual relations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan he said, “I know the history of Uzbekistan more than Uzbek people."
Netizens React
I know probably more history of Uzbekistan than most people in Uzbekistan: IMRAN KHAN 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️ pic.twitter.com/IAVhyYC0Ex
— Maleeks (@itsMaleeeks)
I hope his history is better than his geography where he thought Japan and Germany shared a border. Or his knowledge of Uighur Muslims - who he claimed to know nothing about
— Sadasat Singh (@SadasatSingh)
Let him first talk of the History of Pakistan - which is not a country but just a State of mind
— パンチ🇮🇳 (@panache2811)
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Published July 17th, 2021 at 11:25 IST