Leader of PML-Q Like Minded Group Syed Kabir Ali Wasti has requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo-motu notice against flaws in the Quanoon-e-Shahadat Order 1984, saying that the law was being misused by certain elements who were involved in blackmailing innocent citizens, especially women.
Addressing a press conference at National Press Club on Thursday Wasti said the acceptance of recorded evidence was being misused by certain influential people and the government had not focused over this anti-human right act. He said that even the parliament's Parliamentary Committee on Constitutional Reforms also overlooked this law, which either need to be totally repealed or be amended accordingly to put a check on the blackmailing of the influential people.
He said that if the government wanted to provide any sigh of relief to the poor segment of the society this law should be abolished, adding that in case the government fails in doing so the apex court should consider this law, which is against the basic human rights.
While terming the activities totally immoral, he said that the recordings of private conversation between married couples, lawyers, their clients, doctor, patient, or the conversation between relatives are mostly conducted by the secret agencies and this should be ended. However, the same was being recorded and there was no check over such illegal and immoral activities, he said.
"The latest technology has enabled the human beings to produce recordings based on fake voice or video tapes, which later are used for blackmailing innocent people. So this law needs to be amended or abolished," he added. He also claimed that the government was recording the phone calls of eminent politicians. "It seems that the government is so shaky that it has indulged in tapping phones of parliamentarians and other prominent leaders," he asserted.