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Pakistan has formally authorized the military-run Inter-Services Intelligence ( ISI ) to intercept citizens’ phone calls and messages under the guise of national security.
Despite the Supreme Court's rulings declaring such surveillance illegal and unconstitutional, violating the dignity of man as enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution of Pakistan , this authorization persists.
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan ( HRCP ) states that the notification flagrantly violates citizens' constitutionally protected rights.
Six members of the Pakistan Bar Council have challenged the government's decision to legalize mass surveillance in the Islamabad High Court .
A petition also has been filed in the Lahore High Court challenging this decision, arguing that call-tapping constitutes a serious invasion of privacy.
Pakistan has low literacy, and surveillance regulations are rarely understood or discussed by the public.
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