LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has urged the judiciary to take notice of tapping phones and audio leaks, terming them a violation of basic human rights.
Addressing a press conference along with PTI leader Yasmin Rashid, the former premier castigated the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government over the recent audio leak of former Punjab health minister, saying that these people were using audio tapes to achieve political goals.
Imran Khan said that every citizen has the right to speak to the police, adding that such audios were being leaked to remove Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Dogar while speaking of Yasmin Rashid’s audio.
He said that tapping anyone’s phone was a violation of Constitution and law, adding that permission of Interior Ministry and court was required for tapping phone.
He regretted that his phone was tapped when he was the Prime Minister of Pakistan, saying that his conversation with former principal secretary Azam Khan was edited and released.
“I want to know why my fundamental rights were violated and I will go to Supreme Court against the illegal taping”-@Dr_YasminRashid pic.twitter.com/3iwsxzEfte
— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 19, 2023
A day earlier, another audio recording, purportedly that of former Punjab health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid and former Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ghulam Mahmood Dogar, who was recently reinstated by Supreme Court (SC) was emerged.
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