Meanwhile, The Guardian newspaper reports the Bush administration has been providing the Pakistani intelligence agency, the ISI, with sophisticated new spy technology to trace mobile phones, bug houses and telephone calls, and monitor large volumes of email traffic. The Guardian reports the Bush administration gave Pakistan the technology to help track members of al-Qaeda, but the government has also used the technology to track political dissidents. Since 9/11, hundreds of Pakistanis with no ties to al-Qaeda have disappeared after being seized by the ISI. One former CIA official said the Pakistani government now has the ability to drive vans down streets and monitor phone conversations taking place in every house they pass.