ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday filed a petition in the Supreme Court for the formation of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) or Judicial Commission to probe the Prime Minister House audio leaks.
The PTI chief pleaded with the court to “declare that the illegal activities, particularly the illegal surveillance of the PMO and PMH and the release of surveillance data, especially through audio leaks, are unconstitutional.” It is a violation of the Constitution and the law,” the PTI chief pleaded before the court.
The PTI chief has appealed to the Supreme Court to oversee the audio leaks probe so that it “completes its work satisfactorily” and “permanently puts an end to the illegal surveillance”. He also wants the investigation to identify, retrieve, preserve and then destroy the audio files if necessary.
The former prime minister has also demanded the Supreme Court to hold accountable those responsible for the audio leaks.
“Direct the government and all concerned agencies and authorities to take all necessary steps to prevent the release, publication, dissemination, sharing, broadcast and dissemination of any surveillance data, including audio leaks,” the PTI chief said. More use of,” the PTI chief said. .
In the petition filed by the former prime minister, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Defence, IT, Information, PEMRA, Intelligence Bureau and FIA have been named as respondents.
PTI calls for JIT to identify intelligence agency behind ‘bugging’
Earlier this month, the PTI chief approached the Supreme Court on the issue of audio leaks and constituted a JIT to probe which intelligence agencies were involved in the “bugging” of the Prime Minister’s House and Office. announced his intention to
“The audio leaks are a serious breach of national security as they call into question the entire security of the Prime Minister’s Office and Prime Minister’s House,” the former prime minister wrote on Twitter, claiming that That even in the safe line of their residence was corrupted when they were. The Prime Minister
“We intend to go to court to prove the authenticity of the leaks and then set up a JIT to investigate which Intel agency is responsible for the bugging and Who is leaking audios many of which are edited/doctored.”
The PTI leader said it was a sensitive matter as “sensitive security issues were illegally recorded and later hacked”, indicating that the secrecy of the country’s national security was “world-class”. “Exposed”.
The PTI chief’s allegation of involvement in bugging intelligence agencies came after the home minister had categorically said that no agency was found involved in the security breach.
The federal government had set up a committee to probe the security breach at the Prime Minister’s House and suggested measures to ensure security.
Significantly, neither the PML-N nor the PTI disputed the contents of the audio, however Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif categorically denied that his government had any role in the matter.
