Current era is said to be an era of information. The modern means of technology have made it easy to spread information across the globe with in no time. But the dark side of this modern age is that protecting the sensitive information has become a great challenge. In Pakistan, there is everywhere talks regarding audio leaks. These leaks are not of ordinary people, but of top brass of the government. 03 different audios are surfacing on social media which have been leaked. All the three audio leaks are of great importance. But, the one which has been leaked from the Prime Minister office has created storm everywhere.
PM House audio recordings of purported conversations between key government figures including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz and some members of the federal cabinet discussing governance matters privately surfaced over the weekend, prompting concerns over the security of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). PML-N leader Talal Chaudhry on Sunday had said the government was taking the leaks “very seriously”, however, he stopped short of denying the veracity of the audios. The content of the recordings, which appear to be informal conversations in the PM Office has not been denied or disputed by Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, who instead insisted that these only showed that “nothing illegal had happened”.
Government is currently facing huge criticism over the sensitive audio leaks which is really a matter of great concern. The directions regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the leaked audio can be listened clearly. On the basis of this PTI is strictly condemning the government. PTI chief Imran Khan said on Monday that after the surfacing of audio leaks allegedly featuring conversations between key figures in the coalition government, Chief election commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja should resign from his post. Addressing a gathering at Government College University (GCU) in Lahore, Imran said the audio leaks had made it apparent that CEC Raja was a “servant of the Sharif household”. In the audio leaks, “Nawaz is telling him who should be disqualified and when to hold elections,” the former premier said. After the audio leaks, the CEC should resign if he has even an ounce of shame, he said. “But he doesn’t [have any shame], so we will have to make him resign.” Turning his guns on Maryam, the PTI chief referred to one of the audio recordings purportedly featuring a conversation between PM Shehbaz and an unidentified official about the possibility of facilitating the import of Indian machinery for a power project that was linked to the PML-N vice president’s son-in-law. Lambasting the PML-N, particularly PM Shehbaz, Imran said that his government had ended trade ties with India after New Delhi had revoked occupied Kashmir’s special autonomy in August 2019.
Sensitive audio leaks have raised a number of questions over the capabilities of government and specifically its agencies which are working on information. If these sensitive information are not safe then it is basically a big security threat. Investigations should be conducted to find out the culprit. Strict action should be taken to ensure that such audios may not leak in future.