Pakistan PMO crops PM Modi out of SCO group photo, India shares full pic

The photograph was taken during the SCO summit in Bishkek on Tuesday, featuring leaders of the 10 member countries posing together.Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif at the SCO SummitPakistan, being Pakistan, resorted to petty social media antics during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was cropped out of the SCO leaders' group photograph shared by the Pakistan PMO. The cropped photo tactfully placed Shehbaz Sharif in the middle. However, the family photograph posted by PM Modi showed the full group, including Sharif.The photograph was taken during the SCO summit in Bishkek on Tuesday, featuring leaders of the 10 member countries posing together. However, in the image posted by the Pakistan PMO, PM Modi, the Iranian President, and a few other leaders have been cropped out.The cropped version of the photograph appeared carefully framed to place Shehbaz Sharif at the centre of the group. It sought to give the impression of Sharif occupying a more prominent position. However, the original picture, tweeted by PM Modi, showed that it was far from reality.Social media users, however, saw through Pakistan's immature social media theatrics. - EndsPublished By: Abhishek DePublished On: Sep 1, 2026 14:27 IST