Although the account @RaheelSharif_ clearly states that it is not an official account of the army chief but it did not stop Twitter from verifying it. PHOTO: REUTERS

Did @twitter really verify an unofficial account of Pak army chief Gen Raheel Sharif who was born in 1996? @AsimBajwaISPR may clarify it? pic.twitter.com/nhoTNkBxn5 — Zahid Gishkori (@ZahidGishkori) September 21, 2016

Whats going on ? Twitter verified fake account of Pakistan ARMY Chief @RaheelSharif_ cc @AsimBajwaISPR — Syed Raza Mehdi (@SyedRezaMehdi) September 21, 2016

@Twitter has verified an unofficial account of Gen Raheel Sharif. @RaheelSharif_ What non-sense! Chief is only twenty years old. How come?😑 — She Wolf (@Pathaniee) September 21, 2016

General Raheel Sharif has a verified account @RaheelSharif_ on @Twitter. Even the account says it's not official. #RIPTwitterVerification — Ali Salman Alvi (@alisalmanalvi) September 21, 2016

Dear @twitter this account @RaheelSharif_ is not a real account. If you really have to verify an account you can do mine :) pic.twitter.com/reJU1Bv8Kr — Adeela Khalid (@adeelaz) September 21, 2016

In an interesting turn of events, Twitter on Wednesday verified a fan account of Army chief General Raheel Sharif.Twitter verified the account despite the fact that the bio section of @RaheelSharif_ explicitly states that it is not an official account of the army chief. The micro-blogging website reversed the verification and removed the trademark tick which accompanies it after users pointed out that the account did not belong to the COAS.However, it was too late as the news had already spread across the social media platform and people started questioning Twitter’s verification process.https://twitter.com/kiran_khan92/status/778515168494051328https://twitter.com/ashalrathore/status/778505917977464832While some mocked Twitter, others found in it a perfect opportunity to request Twitter to verify their accounts.Some even praised the 20-year-old lad behind the fan account for getting a fake one verified.Following the uproar, Shoaib, who is apparently behind the fan account, tweeted a clarification stating that the COAS was not on twitter and that he wouldn't be using the account in the future.https://twitter.com/RaheelSharif_/status/778516772429455360https://twitter.com/RaheelSharif_/status/778495224008105984