July 20, Kathmandu - Nepal is also involved in the world-famous Pegasus case.

According to the international media, the Israeli software Pegasus has been used to spy on the diplomats in Nepal including Nepal. According to the French newspaper The Monde and the Indian newspaper The Hindu, the ambassadors of Iran, Afghanistan, China and Saudi Arabia, including Nepal's ambassador to Delhi Nilambar Acharya, have been spied on.

It was revealed on Monday that the governments of the world have secretly spied on the mobile phones of their critical journalists, politicians and diplomats. Reports from 17 international media outlets have revealed this. Evidence of such spying was found in India from 2017 to 2021, the report said.

Newspapers such as the Washington Post, The Print, and The Guardian have reported that large NGOs, including diplomats, have been spied on. According to The Hindu, India has also secretly spied on the Prime Minister of Pakistan, with whom it has strained relations.

According to The Monde, Pegasus software came into use after Modi's visit to Israel in 2017. From Asia to the United States, the government has reportedly spied on reporters through Pegasus. It also includes a list of countries in the world where the government monitors journalists. At the top of the list is Azerbaijan, where 48 journalists are under government surveillance. It is claimed that there are 38 such journalists in India.

As soon as the list was made public, software maker NSO Group called it an international conspiracy. Pegasus sends SMS, WhatsApp, iMessage and clicks. Clicking on it will activate the spyware. Once activated, the software provides direct access to SMS, email, WhatsApp, chat, contact book, GPS data, photo and video libraries and calendars.