Can somebody help? Pak PM's awkward moment during meet with Putin at SCO summit | Watch

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had an awkward moment during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin where he asked, "Can somebody help me?"

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit that was held in Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on Thursday. While setting up the meeting, Sharif faced an awkward moment as he tried to plug in his earphone.

Sharif called out for help after he had trouble plugging in his earphones and asked, “Can somebody help me?” even as a smiling Putin watched on. Watch the video here:

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif faces an awkward moment as he tries to plug in his earphone during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the #SCOSummit2022 in Samarkand."Can somebody help me," Sharif asks. (Source: Ria Novosti) pic.twitter.com/tdz7YKXEhy

In the video, Sharif's earphone falls out again after someone came to help him, prompting a polite laugh from Putin before the meeting finally commenced.

During the meeting, Putin told Sharif that Russia can supply gas to Pakistan as necessary infrastructures are already in place. According to Russia's state-run news agency TASS, Putin said, "The issue is about pipeline gas supplies from Russia to Pakistan...part of the infrastructure has already been created, meaning Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. We have to solve the Afghan issue."

The SCO is holding its first in-person summit in Samarkand in Uzbekistan after two years. The summit is being held over a span of two days from September 15 to 16.