ISLAMABAD(National times)- Pakistan has strongly rejected allegations published in an Amnesty International report which claimed that an Israeli-manufactured spyware was being used inside the country for targeted surveillance. A senior intelligence officer dismissed the report as “an attempt to malign Pakistan”. “There is not an iota of truth in it,” he said, stressing that the claims were politically motivated and lacked credible evidence. The controversy stems from an Amnesty International investigation titled “Intellexa Leaks”, which detailed alleged attempts to target multiple individuals in Pakistan using Predator, a sophisticated spyware system developed by Israeli company Intellexa. According to the report, a human rights lawyer in Balochistan approached Amnesty in 2025 after receiving a suspicious WhatsApp link, which researchers later identified as an attempted Predator infection. Amnesty said the findings were based on internal company documents, marketing materials, training videos and other leaked data spanning several months. The investigation was published in collaboration with media partners in Greece, Israel and Switzerland. It further noted that Google issued threat notifications to hundreds of users in various countries, including Pakistan, warning them about potential spyware targeting. Pakistan, however, has categorically denied any operational use of such spyware within its territory, calling the allegations “misleading”. Officials say the narrative is being used to create distrust and harm Pakistan’s international reputation. Human rights groups remain concerned, warning that global misuse of invasive spyware poses a serious threat to privacy, civil rights and national security.