Pakistan spying own citizens, uses THESE Chinese tech, reveals report

Pakistani officials watch more than 4 million citizens

Pakistani officials, “Shadow of Control: Censorship and Mass Surveillance in Pakistan”, according to the latest report, China’s Geedge Network, such as Geedge Network, such as advanced digital vehicles purchased from foreign private companies are followed by more than 4 million citizens.

At the Core of Pakistan’s Surveillance Operation Are Two Powerful Systems: The Web Monitoring System (WMS 2.0), WHich Acts AS A National Firewall that Can Block Internet Access, Virtual Private Networks (VPNS), VPNS) Management System (LIMS), A Mass Surveillance Platform That Allows Authorities to Eavesdrop on Phone Calls, Text Message, Internet Activities, and Even Geolocation Data Through Domestic Telecommunications.

LIMS is primarily supported by technology provided by a German company Utimaco and a Emirati company Datafusion. Utimaco’s LIMS allows authorities to analyze subscribers from telecommunication companies, while the information process can be accessed through Datafusion’s monitoring center through the new generation.

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Methods may have changed, but Pakistan actually began to surveillance of their citizens decades. In the 1990s, such activities caused governments to rise and fall, and Pakistan’s supervision continued to grow over time.

Nighat Dad, the founder and general manager of the Digital Rights Foundation, told Diplomat: “Existing research and reports show that Pakistan has developed significant surveillance skills in the last decade.”

In 1997, the Supreme Court decided that the state surveillance was illegal and accepted it as a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution that protects the right to privacy.

“Legal and institutional guarantees and the universal declaration of Pakistan’s International Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the universal declaration of human rights (UDHR), although there is no arbitrary data protection law and surveillance technologies (UDHR), it led citizens to vulnerable to cereal and continuous monitoring.

Pakistani officials argue that citizens have violated their digital rights by specifying security concerns or moral issues. However, there are increasing fears that these actions aim to suppress the opposition primarily.

When Pakistan banned X in February 2024 and users access the social media site through virtual private networks (VPNs), the Pakistan telecommunication authority developed a plan to regulate VPNs by asking them to be registered. The Islamic Ideology Council declared the use of the VPNs without Islam. As an excuse, the government claimed that the pressure on the VPNs came as a result of the abuse of militant groups. Perhaps more relevant, X was used to organize the protests of individuals associated with Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), the political party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was imprisoned at that time.