Public Service Announcement

I was reading this post on The Glasshouse when I came across this paragraph, which struck me as very strange:

The ‘Go Musharraf Go’ ring tone is resounding in Pakistan these days, mostly on the phones of those using the services of Mobilink. A senior Mobilink official in Islamabad, who did not want to reveal his identity, said that the number of anti-Musharraf text messages being sent and received every day runs into millions.

How, I wondered, does "a senior Mobilink official" know the content of people's text messages? I asked the question in the comments section and got this answer:

Anonymous said...

ahsan,

when i was in Supernet in KHI, i was reading every one's mails :D

Heck, I even knew who r after the cute recptionist, and what that seemingly innocent gal doing this and that evening

Lovely. Anyways, I just wanted to let you guys know that your emails and text messages are being read by other people. You're welcome.