Claim: A video shows DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry responding to an incident involving an army officer in Sarhad University, Islamabad.
Fact: Chaudhry’s comments are entirely unrelated to the incident. This video can be traced back to September 2024.
On 24 August 2026, a Facebook page named TBI shared a video of the Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry playing alongside the clip of an incident involving an army officer firing a gun at Sarhad University, Islamabad.
The text block on the video reads:
سرحد یونیورسٹی میں فائرنگ کا واقعہ!”
“ڈی جی آئی ایس پی آر کا رد عمل آ گیا !
[Translation: “Shooting incident at Sarhad University!
DG ISPR’s reaction has been received!”]
The caption, mostly transcribing Chaudhry’s remarks in the video, reads:
سرحد یونیورسٹی میں فائرنگ کاواقعہ،ملوث فوجی آفیسرکیخلاف انکوائری اور تادیبی کارروائی کاآغاز ۔۔!”
24اگست 2026 کو سرحد یونیورسٹی کیمپس اسلام آباد میں فائرنگ کا افسوسناک واقعہ پیش آیا
فائرنگ کے واقعہ میں ملوث فوجی آفیسرکو فوج کے ضابطہ اخلاق کے تحت تحویل میں لے کرانکوائری اور تادیبی کارروائی کاآغاز کردیا گیا ہے
پاک فوج خوداحتسابی کے عمل پر یقین رکھتی ہے
پاک فوج میں خوداحتسابی کا ایک کڑا اور شفاف عمل اپنی روایت کے مطابق موجود ہےاور یہ عمل بغیر کسی تفریق کے مکمل کیا جاتا ہے
پاک فوج کا خوداحتسابی کاعمل الزامات کے بجائے ٹھوس شواہد اورثبوتوں کی بنیادپر کام کرتا ہے
جب بھی فوج میں قائم قوانین کی خلاف ورزی ہوتی ہے تو یہ مضبوط خوداحتسابی کاعمل بلاتفریق تیزی سے حرکت میں آتا ہے
“پاک فوج کے ڈسپلن اور اسی خوداحتسابی کے نظام کے تحت تمام قصورواروں کو قانونی ضابطے کا سامنا کرناپڑے گا
[Translation: “Shooting incident at Sarhad University: Inquiry and disciplinary proceedings initiated against the involved military officer.
A regrettable shooting incident occurred at the Sarhad University campus in Islamabad on August 24, 2026.
The military officer involved in the shooting has been taken into custody in accordance with the Army’s code of conduct, and an inquiry along with disciplinary proceedings has been initiated.
The Pakistan Army believes in the process of self-accountability.
In keeping with its traditions, the Pakistan Army maintains a rigorous and transparent self-accountability process that is implemented without discrimination.
The Pakistan Army’s self-accountability mechanism operates based on concrete evidence and proof rather than mere allegations.
Whenever established military regulations are violated, this robust self-accountability process is swiftly set in motion, without exception.
All those found at fault will face legal proceedings in accordance with the Pakistan Army’s discipline and self-accountability system.”]
What happened at Sarhad University?
On 24 August 2026, an army officer fired shots in the air during a heated argument with students at Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology (SUSIT), Islamabad. Several verified and unverified videos of the incident have since gone viral.
A BBC Urdu quoted Assistant Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Hamza Humayun stating that the army officer has been taken into protective custody and there is a strong possibility of a summary court martial trial against him. He also mentioned that the detained individual is an army officer of the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
According to the publication, the students were holding a protest against the Director of Human Resources (HR), who is also the wife of the army officer involved in the incident. Quoting local police, BBC Urdu reported that she filed a harassment complaint against a head of department, following a dispute between the two over a departmental issue, after which he was suspended from the university.
Sawan Circle SP told the news outlet that the HR Director also lodged a complaint against the professor at a local police station, which she took back after he gave an apology in writing. Soch Fact Check has not been able to independently verify these reports.
Voicepk quoted students saying that the HOD is a “respected faculty member”, which is why they were protesting in favor of his reinstatement, as they alleged that a false complaint had been made against him. An administration official told BBC Urdu that the HR Director was headed towards her office when some students “started shouting” at her, which is when she called her husband – the military officer in the viral video – who then got into an altercation with the protesting students.
BBC Urdu also quoted an anonymous federal police official stating that the matter has been made part of the official government record because a legal document is required for departmental action against a military officer.
Dawn also reported on 24 August that a security official was in custody and facing disciplinary action under military law following a scuffle at the university. The report cited sources involved in the investigation.
Soch Fact Check has not independently verified any of the above reports, this article only fact-checks claims that the DG ISPR gave a press conference addressing the incident.
Fact or Fiction?
Soch Fact Check checked credible news publications and the ISPR’s YouTube channel but did not find any information about Chaudhry holding a press conference on the above incident.
A reverse-image search of the video led to a Dawn article, dated 5 September 2024, reporting on a press conference held by Chaudhry regarding a court martial against retired Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, Pakistan’s former Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence (DG ISI).
Left: Video under investigation posted on 24 August 2026, Right: Screenshot of news report by Dawn featuring an image of DG ISPR from a press conference on 5 September 2024.
This press conference was also posted to the ISPR’s YouTube channel on 5 September 2024.
The video under investigation is cut from the timestamp 6:45 to 7:20 of this press conference, which predates the Sarhad University incident by two years.
In the original video, the DG ISPR tells the media the Pakistan Army found the retired officer guilty of violating the Army Act, and that court martial proceedings had been initiated against him.
Since Chaudhry’s remarks about the army’s self-accountability can be traced back to a press conference on 5 September 2024, Soch Fact Check concluded that the video has been falsely linked to the Sarhad University incident.
Virality
Soch Fact Check first came across a viral X post by senior journalist Gharidah Farooqi who shared Chaudhry’s clip with the news about an inquiry being initiated against the officer. It received 325,500 views and 280 shares.
It was also shared by Geo News UK Correspondent Murtaza Ali Shah. The video garnered 15,500 views. The clip received more views when Facebook users shared the clip where it received 5,300, 591 and 323 likes via separate posts.
Conclusion: DG ISPR Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry did not make remarks about the army’s self-accountability while commenting on the Sarhad University incident. The clip can be traced back to his press conference on 5 September 2024 where he talked about Lt Gen Faiz Hamid’s court martial.
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