Main fauth ho gaya hun: Elderly man demands his own death certificate at municipal office

A bizarre video from Pakistan has gone viral, showing an elderly man walking into a municipal office to demand his own death certificate — despite being very much alive.

In the footage, the man tells a female receptionist, “I am dead, I am not alive, I am a corpse,” insisting that the authorities issue him official paperwork confirming his death.

The exchange quickly becomes both humorous and tense, as staff try to convince him that he can’t be dead if he’s standing right in front of them. The man refuses to budge, leaving viewers amused at his unwavering logic and the surreal scene unfolding inside the office.

The clip has sparked a flurry of reactions online, with many poking fun at the bureaucracy in Pakistan. Others speculated about the man’s mental state, with one user suggesting, “Instead of asking these questions please refer him to a consultant psychiatrist because he seems he is holding onto someone’s trauma of death or his own.”

Some joked it was all about paperwork, like an insurance claim, while others pointed out that in Pakistan, strange certificate mix-ups are not unheard of — citizens occasionally have to prove they’re alive after being mistakenly declared dead by authorities like NADRA.

Whether it’s a comedy of errors or a reflection of how confusing official procedures can get, the video has captured the internet’s attention, leaving people laughing and shaking their heads at the antics of Pakistan’s paperwork woes.