By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping a day after PM Modi concluded his SCO Summit visit in Tianjin, media reported.
Sharif was sidelined at the summit as Modi, Putin, and Xi shared camaraderie.
SCO strongly condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in a major diplomatic win for India.
Munir joined Sharif in a bilateral meeting after the latter was snubbed at the SCO event twice on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shared several moments of camaraderie at the SCO Summit in China, drawn the attention of other world leaders.
The display of bonhomie among the three stood out, while Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appeared sidelined.
Sharif in a viral video was seen with a grim expression as Modi and Putin walk past him without exchanging greetings.
The clip showed Sharif glance at them with visible disappointment before quickly looking away, a moment that has sparked chatter on social media.
Sharif was seen rushing to initiate a handshake with Putin after the group photo, while Xi and Putin walked past him.
Shanghai Cooperation Organization had strongly condemned the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack, and emphasized that the perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of such attacks “must be brought to justice”.
The SCO nations also strongly criticized terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, underscored that double standards in the fight against the threat are “unacceptable”.
The 10-member grouping, which includes China, Russia and India, urged the international community to combat terrorism, including cross-border movement of terrorists.
In a joint declaration adopted at the conclusion of the two-day SCO Summit in Tianjin in China, which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin and other world leaders, the SCO had said.
“The Member States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025. They expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the dead and the wounded. They further stated that perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of such attacks must be brought to justice.”
The condemnation of the April 22 Pahalgam attack came after PM Modi’s appeal to the SCO leaders to adopt a resolute position against terrorism and to work collectively to eliminate the menace.
The leaders reaffirmed their firm commitment to the fight against terrorism, separatism, and extremism, stressed the inadmissibility of attempts to use terrorist, separatist and extremist groups for mercenary purposes.
