At Turkmenistan’s “Peace and Trust” forum, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was slated for a sideline sit‑down with Vladimir Putin. Instead, footage shows him cooling his heels with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar for roughly 40 minutes—before abruptly marching into a closed‑door meeting where Putin was already deep in discussion with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sharif stands awkwardly before the two leaders, then reportedly leaves after about 10 minutes, as the clip goes viral and critics mock him as “begging” for face time.