{"id":297341,"date":"2025-04-30T14:14:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=297341"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T06:20:26","slug":"mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/mass-resignations-in-pakistan-army-after-pahalgam-attack-fabricated-letter-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Mass resignations in Pakistan army after Pahalgam attack? Media outlets’ reportage based on fabricated letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the aftermath of the horrific terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, in which at least 26 people<\/a> were killed, social media remains rife with several unverified claims, videos and images. Among these is an advisory purportedly issued by the media and public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, saying that it would sternly deal with unauthorised resignations by Pakistani soldiers from service. The advisory says several army personnel have deserted service or resigned en masse over “fears of war with India” after the Pahalgam incident.<\/p>\n

The gun attack in Pahalgam has been dubbed among the deadliest acts of terrorism in the country targeting civilians in recent history. The incident has also worsened fraying ties between India and Pakistan;<\/a> India has accused the neighbouring country of fostering cross-border terrorism<\/a> and suspended the Indus Water Treaty as a result. In this context, the viral “advisory” allegedly published on behalf of the Pakistan army assumes greater significance.<\/p>\n

On April 28, journalist Aditya Raj Kaul, who has been fact-checked by Alt News<\/a> several times, shared the letter on X<\/a> and said, “Huge. Mass resignations are being reported in Pakistan Army as morale is at its lowest under Asim Munir\u2019s leadership.” Asim Munir is the Pakistan army chief. At the time this article was written, his post had garnered 1.2 million views. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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The advisory shared by Kaul was purportedly issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It is addressed to officers of “All Ranks, Pakistan Armed Forces” by one Major General Faisal Mehmood Malik. According to the letter, Malik is the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (DGISPR).<\/p>\n

The letter mentions that the Pahalgam incident and fears of war with India resulted in “huge requests for resignation and desertion among army personnel”. The letter addresses all officers of the Pakistan armed forces as ‘Mujahideens’ and directs them to uphold their oath to defend the nation. “Unauthorized resignation or desertion from service will face strict action under the Pakistan Army Act, 1952”, the letter says before ending with the words “Pakistan Jinabad!”<\/p>\n

Kaul’s post was cited in a news segment<\/a> by independent journalist Ajeet Bharti titled ‘Pahalgam: Pak Army Sees Mass Resignations | Secular Roast | New Video Emerges’.<\/p>\n

Several media outlets published reports or broadcast news segments based on the so-called military directive. On April 28, The Economic Times published\u00a0a report<\/a> titled ‘Mutiny in Pakistan Army? Viral letter claims mass resignation amid fears of India-Pakistan war after Pahalgam attack’. The outlet mentions it has not independently verified the letter. An X post<\/a> containing the viral advisory is embedded in the report. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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News18 Hindi also published a report<\/a> on the resignations, which is similar to the content of the letter, but did not cite the viral advisory. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The same day, republic’s Hindi counterpart, Republic Bharat, cited the mass resignations<\/a> in its segment ‘Pakistan News Today: \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0941\u0902\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0939 | Pahalgam Terror Attack’. The resignations were also reported by Hindi channels Zee News<\/a> and News Nation<\/a>. Hyderabad-based local news channel RTV<\/a> and Bengaluru-based English channel News9<\/a> also aired segments talking about the resignations. Most of these channels said these were “classified” army documents that were “leaked” without clearly mentioning where they obtained it from. Zee News’ reportage attributed the letter to “some reports”.<\/p>\n