—— Intelligence agency can’t trace source of audio leaks, informs IHC
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday said the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in its report stated it can’t trace the source of the audio leaks.
Hearing the pleas of former chief justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar’s son and former prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi regarding their audio conversation leaks, IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar asked why the ISI filed the report through the Ministry of Defence.
At this, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan replied the intelligence agency should have filed the report through the Prime Minister Office. According to the ISI report, the investigation could proceed only after taking assistance from social media platforms, the attorney general added.
The report of the PMO regarding the audio leaks was submitted to the court by the attorney general.
The AGP said no intelligence agency was allowed to tap audio conversations by the federal government including the ISI, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB).
The FIA had to first see who recorded the call, the attorney general said adding that following the court orders, the FIA was writing to telecom companies as it required access to those IP addresses.
“If any government agency is doing this recording, it is doing so illegally,” he maintained. –Agencies
