In Pakistan, the federal cabinet in the interest of national security to the sensitive institutions in view of the fear of any crime the year I have given the authority to intervene or trace, the Federal Minister of Defense on this matter Khawaja Asif Talking to Independent Urdu, he said, “In the context of the current situation in Pakistan, I will support phone tapping.”
Khawaja Asif further said that this matter is going through legal stages. It becomes necessary in matters of national security. If this declaration has been issued once morest the war on terror that we are fighting, then I will support it in the current situation.’
Khawaja Asif said on the objections of the opposition that ‘Umar Ayub and those of PTI who are raising objections should also listen to Imran Khan’s statements on phone tapping. Imran Khan had said that my phone was also tapped and must have been tapped because at that time he was having an affair with the establishment.
“That’s why every legitimate and illegitimate thing he said was good, while today his followers find the same thing disgusting. Earlier, they used to tap themselves and others, and happily said that taping must happen.’
PTI Chairman Barrister Gauhar said that the constitution is very clear on the issue of phone tapping. This is the demand of the constitution that no one’s privacy should be affected and no one can do phone tapping, but keeping an eye on those who are involved in criminal activities is a different matter. But such a blanket type of notification is a violation of the Constitution.
He said that ‘we filed an application in the Supreme Court last year on phone tapping. I will request the Supreme Court to decide our petition.’
“When Imran Khan was the prime minister, he used to sit in a TV program and say that recording phone calls is the work of sensitive institutions and they do this for our betterment.” In response to this question, Chairman Barrister Gauhar smiled and said, “Whatever is, should be according to the Constitution.”
People’s Party Member of Assembly Nafeesa Shah said that ‘Personally, I am not happy regarding this phone tapping issue, but since I have not seen the details yet, I do not know what the reasons and context are.’
The federal cabinet approved the summary on July 8. According to the notification issued, ‘a designated officer of a sensitive institution will have the power to intercept the call or message or trace the call.
The power of nomination by the Cabinet has been given under Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunication Act, 1996. The officer to be nominated by the agency shall not be below Grade 18. Under Section 54, the Federal Government shall nominate an officer for national security.
What is the background to the audio taping case?
During the hearing of the Najamul Thaqib and Bushra Bibi audio leaks case in the Islamabad High Court, Justice Babar Sattar questioned the Additional Attorney General of the Federal Government on the official powers of phone tapping and said that ‘People should know that you people How are you invading my privacy?’
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In the June 25 order, he said, “The legality of phone tapping has to be looked at. There is no law to allow anyone to tap phones. What is happening is illegal. Telecom companies are using citizens without any scrutiny.” If they are giving the data, they are equally responsible.
“There is a law. No one has taken a warrant to collect data even once in 11 years. Pakistan is not the only country that is fighting once morest terrorism. After 9/11, this situation happened in many countries of the world.”
Additional Attorney General Manoor Iqbal Dogal has told the Islamabad High Court in the Audio Leaks case that ‘in the case of missing persons, the Sindh High Court had directed to give the data to the secret agencies, they have been taking the data according to the same policy system.
The new policy came in 2013 following a Sindh High Court ruling, the Ministry of Home Affairs had issued an SOP according to which the authorized officer of the secret agency, ISI and IB, directly requests the data from the service provider. Other law enforcement agencies may collect data from these agencies if necessary.
PTA’s counsel told the court, ‘No agency has been given permission for surveillance.’
AudioLeaks order challenged in Supreme Court
The federal government had challenged the Islamabad High Court’s June 25 order in the Supreme Court on July 5, in which it was said that “summoning the heads of institutions and asking for reports from them is tantamount to fact-finding.”
Najam-ul-Thaqib’s request was once morest the summoning of the parliamentary committee, the matter has ended. The Islamabad High Court is proceeding beyond the points of the ineffective application, the Islamabad High Court has no authority to take automatic notice, so the court’s order of June 25 should be declared null and void.
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2024-07-10 07:01:43