Pakistan's Opposition leader raises concerns on PMO audio leaks, demands thorough investigation

The former minister further claimed that the hacker who allegedly leaked these audios had more important audios which are yet to surface.

The recent leak of a series of audio clips from Pakistan Prime Minister's Office has drawn sharp criticism from the opposition leader and former Information Minister Fawad Chaudhury on September 26, 2022.

Addressing a press conference, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Mr. Chaudhury raised serious concerns over the PMO's security after the leaked audio clips surfaced on social media on Sunday in which Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz and some key members of the federal cabinet were heard discussing governance matters.

Stressing the seriousness of the matter, Mr. Chaudhury said that "phone tapping had unfortunately become a common occurrence in Pakistan and is a “national security crisis” in the country.

"This shows that the PMO is quite weak in terms of cybersecurity and anything can be leaked from there," he was quoted as saying by the Dawn newspaper.

The ex-minister further claimed that the hacker who allegedly leaked these audios had more important audios which are yet to surface.

Criticising Prime Minister Shehbaz and the PML-N, the ex-minister accused them of “not being able to run the government” effectively.

“We are going to place these audios before the Supreme Court of Pakistan,” he said, demanding an independent probe.