India, Feb. 24 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's pledge that his country will surpass India in terms of economy under his tenure has gone viral on social media, with the video of his address showing him knocking off the microphone, something he has been captured doing multiple times before.

In his animated address to a crowd in Dera Ghazi Khan last week, Sharif declared that his government would turn Pakistan into a "great nation" and "move ahead of India".

"If we don't leave India behind, then my name is not Shehbaz Sharif," the Pakistani prime minister announced excitedly as he almost leapt in the air and thumped his chest. "We will make Pakistan a great nation and move ahead of India."

During the speech, which went viral o...