*ISLAMABAD: Reports have surfaced regarding espionage gadgets installed inthe Diplomatic Enclave and Constitution Avenue Islamabad.*
*Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior Rehman Malik hassought a report in this regard.*
A warning was issued by the National Telecom and Information TechnologySecurity Board.
The former interior minister has also asked the Federal InvestigationAgency and Islamabad police to locate where these gadgets have beeninstalled.
According to reports, an advisory was issued to federal ministers and otherofficers around the area about these gadgets that are capable ofintercepting cellular communications. Ministries were warned not to shareclassified information using cell phones and instead, use landlinecommunication.
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Reports cite the National Telecommunication and Information TechnologySecurity Board as saying that foreign intelligence agencies were tracingand intercepting phone calls of important personalities and ministries.
Senator Malik said that spying was a severe violation of security laws.“The government should also take notice of the matter and identify thosewho are responsible,” he demanded.
