Online posts claim that the National Police Academy in Islamabad sent a letter to the Sindh government criticising the English-language skills of deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) from Sindh who attended training at the academy.
The claim is false.
Claim
On August 27, a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, shared a video claiming that the National Police Academy had sent a letter to the Sindh Public Service Commission criticising the English-language skills of DSPs from Sindh who were sent to the academy for training.
The video further claims that the academy sent the letter to the Sindh government, including the chief minister, the Ministry of Interior and the Inspector General of Sindh Police.
According to the speaker in the video, the alleged letter stated that the DSPs did not know how to spell or pronounce words, including “police”.
At the time of writing, the post had been viewed more than 35,300 times, received 1,000 likes and been reshared 685 times.
The video was also shared on other social media platforms with similar claims, including here, hereand here.
Fact
The National Police Academy has denied issuing any such letter, while Sindh government officials said they had not received any such document.
Muhammad Jawad Ishaq, assistant course commander at the National Police Academy in Islamabad, told Geo Fact Check that no such letter had ever been issued by the academy.
Geo Fact Check also contacted Rasheed Channa, spokesperson for Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, who said no such letter had been sent to the chief minister, chief secretary or inspector general of Sindh Police.
“I have verified the matter, and no such letter has been written to the Inspector General of Police, the Chief Secretary, or the Chief Minister,” Channa said. “In short, no such letter exists.”
Geo Fact Check also received a written response from the Sindh Police spokesperson, who said that claims circulating on social media about the capabilities and performance of the DSPs did not reflect facts.
Verdict:The National Police Academy has denied issuing the alleged letter, while Sindh government officials have also confirmed that they did not receive any such document.
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2026-10-01 14:08:00
