2024-07-05 05:08:29
Islamabad: Pakistan’s intelligence system is now keeping an eye on everything from people’s personal lives. What people are talking about on their phones, what messages they are sending and even what they are watching on the Internet, everything is being watched by Pakistan’s Big Boss. This shocking revelation has come to light due to an application filed in the Islamabad High Court, about which Pakistan’s leading newspaper Dawn has given information in its report. Information given to the High Court has revealed that the telecom regulator Pakistan Telecommunication Authority in Pakistan has forced telecom companies to implement a comprehensive surveillance system. Due to this system, citizens can be monitored at any time with a single click. This system is called the Legal Intercept Management System. The interesting thing in Pakistan is that it has been implemented exactly like the Chinese model. That is, it has neither been kept under any regulatory scrutiny nor is there any legal control over it. This means that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies can spy on anyone without any responsibility and restriction.
How did the matter come to light?
Some time ago, phone calls related to prominent people of the country were leaked in Pakistan. These phone calls were allegedly recorded by a third party. After the matter came to light in the media and social media, some of the affected people filed a petition in the High Court against the forced surveillance of the state. During the hearing in the case, Islamabad High Court judge Justice Babar Sattar insisted on asking the government for an answer, and it was revealed that a system to monitor people’s phone calls has been implemented.
All user data is being shared
According to Pakistani media reports, Justice Sattar noted in his order that citizens’ data was being collected without any human intervention or legal warrant, with the entire content of transactions between users through telecom licensee networks being shared with anonymous agencies. The content includes web page records along with audio and video.