Social media reacts to Shehbaz Sharif crossing street in London

Former chief minister strolls London roads without protocol

In Lahore, former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif's motorcade would bring the streets to a standstill. In London, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president dodges traffic to cross a road.

A video shared on social media captures Shehbaz as he attempts to cross a road in the British capital and has garnered mixed reactions from the masses.

Former PML-N leader Jan Achakzai termed it the royalty of democracy stuck in traffic.

“Royal democracy” stuck in traffic of Westminster democracy. pic.twitter.com/RVBeVPB5lM

— Jan Achakzai / جان اچکزئی (@Jan_Achakzai) June 19, 2018

Mian Shehbaz Sharif Sahab in hurry to catch the bus across the road 😁😂😂#JustForFun #OnTheLighterNote #London pic.twitter.com/GTdeNW9tnL

— 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒅 - 𝕱𝖎𝖊𝖑𝖉 𝕸𝖆𝖗𝖘𝖍𝖆𝖑 👮‍♂️ (@masood_619_) June 19, 2018

Some Twitter users pointed out the 'missing' VVIP protocol

Shehbaz Sharif spotted in London while crossing the road. In Pakistan they use motorcade and block roads for their movement. Where as this is how they moves in London. pic.twitter.com/T37GodZCI9

— Syed Raza Mehdi (@SyedRezaMehdi) June 19, 2018

https://twitter.com/Real_MShoaib/status/1009081088680001536

One user shared a throwback to Khadim-e-Aala's motorcade in Pakistan:

https://twitter.com/saqibactor/status/1009379762329047040

Some found it cute

So cute @CMShehbaz pic.twitter.com/a0d7xdcKsj

— Saima Farooq 🇵🇰 (@SaimaFarooq) June 19, 2018

So sweet 😍. @CMShehbaz pic.twitter.com/5CyGKXdOnQ

— Hashim Abbasi (@hashim96m) June 19, 2018

For Reham Khan, the normalcy of crossing a street generated respect for Shehbaz.

If this is real & not a lookalike then there is a new level of respect for this man. What a normal thing to do! No badshahat clearly pic.twitter.com/WTfNmwgxvM

— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) June 19, 2018

I've seen @CMShehbaz many times using a taxi in London. He's been walking miles here. It's actually a nice gesture. One should not make fun of it. Its not coz the elites are not given protocol here but cz of low security risk. I hope ths trend wll b introduced in Pak one day.

— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) June 19, 2018

The former chief executive left for London after his brother's wife, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz suffered a cardiac arrest on June 15. She was receiving cancer treatment at a clinic in the United Kingdom.