Camera, mic equipped smart glasses: LHC summons authorities for not responding to petition on unregulated sale

The Lahore High Court on Thursday called in senior officials from the Interior and Commerce divisions, along with the Federal Board of Revenue chairman and a Customs member, because they had not answered a petition about the loosely controlled selling of smart glasses fitted with cameras and microphones. The bench ordered the heads of these bodies to appear personally on October 15.

A law officer informed the bench that notices had reached the respondents, yet none had replied so far. The petitioner, Husnainul Abideen, argued that Meta had never officially named Pakistan a market, though the eyewear was still sold openly online and in Lahore shops. He warned that such devices could covertly take photos, make recordings and stream live footage of anyone in the wearer's line of sight, and asked the court to rule that unrestricted use of them is unlawful.