Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, Dec. 1 -- Amid swirling rumours about the health and whereabouts of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, a purported letter claiming that India has sought his custody as a "political prisoner" has gone viral on social media. The government has dismissed the document as "fake" and cautioned citizens against believing or circulating such misinformation.
The forged letter, purportedly addressed to Pakistan's Foreign Secretary, is shown as coming from the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs' Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) division. It opens with a claim that the message is being sent "through the restricted diplomatic channel in view of the sensitivity of the matter," and goes on to falsely a...