Pareesa Afreen 
Dec 05, 2025
Pakistan has strongly denied claims of employing Israeli spyware on its territory, following the release of a new Amnesty International report.
A senior intelligence officer on Thursday, speaking on condition of anonymity, dismissed the findings as an attempt to malign the country, saying there is “not an iota of truth” in the allegations.
Intellexa Leaks investigation
The statement is a response to the Intellexa Leaks investigation, which also brought up the case of a Pakistan-based human rights lawyer.
According to this case, a human rights lawyer received a suspicious WhatsApp link from an unknown sender during the summer of 2025.
Amnesty Security Lab analysed the link and classified it as a potential Predator spyware attack.
Predator, made by Israeli surveillance company Intellexa, aims exclusively for government clients. Malfunctions occur either through "1-click" the target opens a malicious link-or via the advanced "Aladdin" zero-click method, which uses a mobile advertising network to infect targets without them having to click anything.
Once installed, Predator can bypass standard security and access encrypted apps such as WhatsApp and Signal, gather emails, call logs, passwords, contacts, and even activate microphones, cameras, and location tracking.
Data collected is reportedly uploaded to servers in the country of the client, adding layers of anonymisation to mask the identity of the operator.
The Intellexa Leaks investigation was undertaken in collaboration with Inside Story in Greece, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, and the Swiss WAV Research Collective, based on internal documents that were leaked, marketing materials, and training videos.
Intellexa also attracted headlines throughout 2023, following fines by the Greek Data Protection Authority for non-compliance.
In addition, Google has issued spyware threat alerts to several hundred users globally, including those in Pakistan, naming Predator as a threat.
