{
  "id": 9826302,
  "title": "Govt approves encrypted phones for senior officials amid data theft concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/govt-approves-encrypted-phones-for-senior-officials-amid-data-theft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T20:17:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1558388/govt-approves-encrypted-phones-for-senior-officials-amid-data-theft-concerns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pakistan has approved a project to provide senior officials with encrypted phones for government business, a top technology official told lawmakers Thursday, as cybercrime investigators reported the theft and sale of sensitive data about public officials. IT and Telecommunication Secretary Zarrar Hasham Khan said a government development committee had cleared the phone project. He did […]",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}