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India-Pakistan
FIA, police told to locate espionage gadgets in Islamabad
2018-10-02
[DAWN] Chair­man of the Senate Standing Com­mittee on Interior Rehman Malik
Pak politician, Interior Minister under the Gilani government. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Nawaz Sharif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. He had to give up the interior ministry job because he held dual Brit citizenship.
has taken notice of reports that there are several espionage gadgets installed in the Diplomatic Enclave and Constitution Avenue.

Mr Malik has directed the Ministry of Interior to submit a report within the next 10 days over the warning issued by the National Telecom and Information Technology Security Board.

The former interior minister has also asked the Federal Investigation Agency and Islamabad police to locate where these gadgets have been installed.

Reportedly, the government has issued an advisory to federal ministers and other officers around the area about these gadgets that are capable of intercepting cellular communications. Ministries were warned not to share classified information using cell phones and instead, use landline communication.

Allegations of spying on brass hats and departments in the country are not new, as it has often been claimed in the past that their communications may be bugged.

Senator Malik said that spying, in any country, was a severe violation of security laws. "The government should also take notice of the matter and identify those who are responsible," he added.
Posted by:Fred

#1  there are several espionage gadgets installed in the Diplomatic Enclave and Constitution Avenue

These would be telephones?
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-10-02 14:22  

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