Federal Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah on Monday said the culprits behind the audio leaks had been identified, adding that the modus operandi of stealing those sound bites was not bugging but telephone tapping.
\nHe said it was not any agency\u2019s deed, but the work of the Prime Minister House staffers, adding, \u201cpeople do these things for money as well.\u201d
\nThe recent surfacing of audio clips, allegedly from an important meeting held in the Prime Minister\u2019s House, has raised serious questions on the security of such an important government building.
\nThe audio leak sagaSeveral audios have been leaked online in recent days \u2014 allegedly featuring government officials and PTI leaders.
\nThe first tape allegedly featured Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and a senior official. It contained a discussion regarding PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz asking her uncle for a power plant to be imported from India for her son-in-law.
\nOn September 25, two more audios were leaked on social media. One of them was related to a discussion about the PTI lawmakers\u2019 resignations and the other was about former finance minister Miftah Ismail.
\nThe first audio related to PTI was leaked on September 28, in which Khan allegedly told his then-principal secretary Azam Khan to “play” on the US cypher.
\nThe second PTI audio leak came to the fore on September 30, which allegedly exposed Khan’s conspiracy narrative.
\nIn it, the then-prime minister Khan, ex-minister Asad Umar, and the then-principal secretary Azam could allegedly be heard discussing the US cypher in a meeting and how to use it to their (PTI\u2019s) advantage.
\nFollowing the back-to-back leaks, the National Security Council (NSC) approved the formation of a high-level committee under the leadership of Sanauallah to investigate the matter.
\nIn its meeting just a day after on September 30, the federal cabinet also endorsed NSC’s decision to probe the matter thoroughly.
\nHowever, despite the government’s decision to investigate the matter, a couple more audios were leaked featuring Khan and his aides.
\nIn the first of the two audios leaked on October 7, Khan could allegedly be heard speaking about horse-trading and discussing \u2018buying five\u2019 and \u2018numbers game\u2019. However, he was speaking alone and no one else could be heard.
\nIn another audio leaked later in the same day, the former prime minister was allegedly talking about making a plan ahead of the no-confidence motion with PTI leaders Shireen Mazari and Asad Umar.
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