Pakistan PM trolled for taking umbrella from woman official amid heavy rain

Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif landed in France on Thursday to attend the New Global Financial Pact Summit. A video posted by the Pakistani Prime Minister’s Office shortly after his arrival has recently stirred a debate on social media. In the clip, Pakistan’s PM could be seen arriving at the Summit on a rainy day. Soon, he took an umbrella from a woman official escorting him and walked into the venue, abandoning the lady amid heavy rain. While the video went viral in no time, some social media users were quick to call it an ’embarrassment’. The incident took place when Sharif arrived in Paris for a two-day summit on the New Global Financing Pact. A protocol officer was waiting for the PM with an umbrella as it was raining when he arrived at Palais Brogniart, as seen in the video. She was left soaking in the rain after Sharif spoke to her and left with the umbrella. And with this, the Pak PM came under heavy criticism. https://twitter.com/PakPMO/status/1671785325981515776 Online Debate  After this, Twitter users began criticising the Pakistan PM for his behaviour. One of the users wrote, “There is something called manners. Once a lady offers an umbrella u suppose walk along the lady in the umbrella the way she was walking along.” https://twitter.com/SurpriseDay272/status/1671800550059397122 Some others called it an embarrassment for the nation. https://twitter.com/CryptoKing1Mn/status/1671988647082565634 A few users apparently defended the action of the Pakistan PM and labelled it as a ‘good gesture’. https://twitter.com/fahamachudary/status/1671828446891196418 To this, another user replied, “We are proud of our Prime Minister. This gesture shows his respect for a woman. Protocol officer could easily have asked for another umbrella. He is such a great man”. https://twitter.com/MUHAMMADANWERKH/status/1671906640520704001 Some others, however, defended his action for carrying his own umbrella himself and said that he is known for ‘his simple and modest nature’. https://twitter.com/U_s_a_m_a_8/status/1671798983184842758 Shehbaz Sharif’s Visit to Paris On the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif travelled to Paris to take part in the two-day meeting. According to a report by Radio Pakistan, the Pakistani Prime Minister met with IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva earlier in an attempt to secure a loan to help his country overcome its financial difficulties. Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.