Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, firewall

September 9, 2025 10:42 AM

Amnesty says Pakistan spying on millions through phone-tapping, firewall

Pakistan is spying on millions of its citizens using a phone-tapping system and a Chinese-built internet firewall that censors social media, in one of the most comprehensive examples of state surveillance outside China, Amnesty International said. The rights watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday that Pakistan's growing monitoring network was built using both Chinese and Western technology and powered a sweeping crackdown on dissent and free speech. Already restricted political and medi...

Pakistan detains 3 Ahmadis to prevent them from performing religious rites

June 14, 2024 12:32 PM

Pakistan detains 3 Ahmadis to prevent them from performing religious rites

Authorities in Pakistan's Chakwal district have detained three leading members of the minority Ahmadiyya community for one month to prevent them from performing religious rites during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha festival. Chakwal's Deputy Commissioner Quratul Ain Malik issued separate detention orders on June 10 for the three men, all residents of Dulmial village, where a mob had attacked an Ahmadi mosque in 2016, resulting in two deaths. The historic mosque, built in the mid-19th century, remain...