Claim: Field Marshal Asim Munir has been given a 12-day warning; US President Donald Trump has decided to ban him.
Fact: The claim is false. There is no credible evidence or official statements from The White House confirming that the US president has launched any action against Field Marshal Asim Munir. Additionally, the video in the claim contains multiple factual and linguistic errors, and is not an authentic news broadcast.
A video shared online contains the following Urdu text:
“فیلڈ مارشل کو صرف 12 دن کی آخری وارننگ ٹرمپ کا عاصم منیر پر پابندی لگانے کا فیصلہ !
امریکہ میں حافظ کے خلاف کاروائی شروع”
[Translation: Trump gives the Field Marshal only a 12-day final warning – decision to impose sanctions on Asim Munir!
Action against Hafiz has begun in America.]
The video contains a news-bulletin style presentation narrated by a male voice. Following is our translation of what he says in the clip:
“The Field Marshal has been given only a warning of twelve days. Trump has decided to impose sanctions on Asim Munir. Action against Hafiz has begun in America. Twenty-four Democratic members of the US House of Representatives have written a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding the escalating campaign of repression in Pakistan and the deteriorating human rights crisis, demanding immediate action against senior Pakistani officials, including Field Marshal General Asim Munir and other senior Pakistani politicians.
“Yes, indeed. Within 24 hours of the notification appointing Army Chief and Field Marshal Asim Munir as Chief of Defence Forces, a major and highly usual development has emerged on the diplomatic and international front. The Trump administration is preparing to impose sanctions on Field Marshal Asim Munir, Chief of Defence Forces.”
The narrator further adds:
“According to Donald Trump, it is being said that he is famous for surprising both allies and rivals. This is the same Donald Trump who, only a few days ago, was praising Field Marshal Asim Munir. Diplomatic sources claim that whenever US President Donald Trump wants something from someone, he praises them in this manner and then later turns away. To what extent this matter is true remains to be seen, but the initiative that has been taken and the way the issue is being advanced by 24 members of Congress could ultimately become the basis for sanctions against Asim Munir.”
The apparent news broadcaster then claims that US sanctions, such as visa restrictions and asset freezes, have previously targeted leaders from countries like Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia. Such measures often start with letters from congressional committees, which can form the basis for legislation. He adds that this is a serious issue affecting Pakistan’s power structure but is being suppressed by most Pakistani media. He then accuses certain outlets of spreading denials and misinformation, particularly WE News and its head Ammar Masood, in order to serve the interests of those in power.
Particularly, the narrator addresses reports dismissing an alleged US Congress letter as fabricated by PTI, and says that the reports are false and the story is accurate. He notes that only Dawn News published the report, portraying this as an act of courage. For PTI supporters, the report is described as a rare source of hope. He concludes with a call for people to speak out collectively for the country’s future, freedom, and for the release of Imran Khan.
Soch Fact Check is only fact-checking the claim that Field Marshal Asim Munir has been given a 12-day warning, that US President Donald Trump has decided to ban Asim Munir, and that action has been launched against him in the US.
Fact or Fiction?
Soch Fact Check first searched for the letter mentioned in the clip and found that it was written by 44 US lawmakers, and not 24 as claimed in the video. 44 Democrat members of the US House of Representatives wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging immediate sanctions on senior Pakistani officials over, what they described as, an “escalating campaign of transnational repression and worsening human rights crisis in Pakistan.”
The effort was led by Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and Congressman Greg Casar, and included signatures from Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, among others.
In the letter, the lawmakers specifically expressed urgent concern over repression under the military-backed government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir. They state that US citizens and residents who have criticised authoritarian abuses in Pakistan have faced threats, harassment, and intimidation – a pattern of tactics that extended even to critics’ family members in Pakistan.
The letter, made public on 3 December 2025, outlines targeted measures the lawmakers want, including visa bans and asset freezes on officials responsible for transnational repression, human rights violations, and systematic repression. It also highlights cases of journalists and critics facing threats, abductions, or coercive actions, and raises concerns about erosion of judicial independence and the use of military courts for civilians.
We then searched for news reports to check whether Marco Rubio or Donald Trump had responded to the letter but did not find any credible reports.
Instead we came across reports on how the US president has publicly praised Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces General Asim Munir on multiple occasions, describing him as a “highly respected general”, and lauded his leadership in statements linked to regional tensions and US-Pakistan relations. For instance, Trump has repeatedly referenced Munir while taking credit for preventing a larger military conflict between Pakistan and India, and has publicly acknowledged Munir’s role in securing a ceasefire during May 2025. Trump has also praised Munir alongside Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the context of broader diplomatic efforts.
The absence of any credible news reports or official announcements from The White House indicated that Trump has not announced any action against Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Crucially, the viral clip itself contains multiple factual and unusual linguistic errors. For example, it refers to 24 lawmakers instead of 44 incorrectly. It features mispronunciations and incomplete sentences. For instance, Donald Trump’s name is mispronounced at several points. Additionally, multiple Urdu words such as muhim [campaign] were mispronounced as meham, bohran [crisis] as behran, and idara [organisation] as udara. These errors strongly suggest that the clip does not originate from a reliable, credible or authentic source of news.
Virality
The claim gained significant traction on Facebook receiving over 26,000 likes and 4,000 shares. It was shared here (archive).
On TikTok, it was shared here (archive).
Conclusion: The claim that Donald Trump issued a 12-day warning against Field Marshal Asim, has decided to impose sanctions against him, and that action has already begun against the Field Marshal in the United States is false. There is no credible news report or official announcement from The White House on any such development, and the viral clip appears to be fake.
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