Power To Intercept Or Trace A Call To A Sensitive Entity

 

ISLAMABAD (Rana Ghulam Qadir) The Federal Cabinet has approved giving authority to a designated officer of a sensitive organization to intercept calls or messages or trace calls in view of the fear of any crime in the interest of national security. According to the Cabinet approved the summary through circulation, the Cabinet has given this nomination authority under Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunication Act, 1996.

The officer to be nominated by the Agency shall not be below Grade Eighteen. Under Section 54, the Federal Government has the power to designate any person in the interest of national security or apprehension of any offense to intercept calls or messages through any telecommunication system or Can trace the call.