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Fake, bogus letter claims mass resignations from Pakistan Army
Several India-based accounts on social media platform X shared fake document falsely claiming mass resignations from Pakistan Army personnel in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack.
An Indian user, Aditya Raj Kaul with the handle @AdityaRajKaul, shared a letter on X with the cropped emblem on the top left corner.
The post was captioned, “Huge. Mass resignations are being reported in Pakistan Army as morale is at its lowest under Asim Munir’s leadership.”
The post has been viewed 826K as of April 28, 2025.
The executive editor for Indian-Telugu channel TV9 Network shared the document making a similar claim of mass resignations within the Pakistan Army.
The text of the alleged letter is reproduced below:
“Subject: Reinforcing duty and discipline
To: All ranks, Pakistan Armed Forces From: Major General Faisal Mehmood Malik, HI(M), DGISPR
The incident done by our Mujahideens in Pahalgam has escalated and now there are fears of war with India, leading to huge requests for resignation and desertion among army personnel. This disinformation aims to undermine our unity and Iman.
Directives:
-Uphold Your Oath: As Mujahideen of Pakistan, your commitment to defend the nation is sacred. Reject fear and stand firm.
-Maintain Morale: Our forces remain battle-ready, as demonstrated in Operation Swift Retort. Commanding Officers to conduct darbars to reinforce the high spirit.
-Discipline: Unauthorized resignation or desertion from service will face strict action under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952.
Call to Unity: You are the heirs of our Shuhada. Stand united under the crescent and star.
Pakistan Jinabad!“
Fact Check:
Fact Check Pakistan found glaring grammatical, formatting, and factual errors in the allegedly letter.
The letter also wrongly mentions the name of the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Faisal Mehmood Malik.
The current serving DG ISPR is Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. There is no record of a military official by the name of Major General Faisal Mehmood Malik.
Additionally, the common patriotic slogan of “Pakistan Zindabad” (long live Pakistan) was instead written as “Pakistan Jinabad”, which is in Hindi. In fact, it is misspelled as “Jinabad’ rather than “Jindabad’.
Lastly, the signature at the letter’s end seems copied and pasted since its square border did not match the white background of the alleged document and was partially cropped.
It has been determined that the letter is forged and completely bogus.
