Islamabad (City Reporter).Meeting with the Renowned international lawyer, policy critic, and aviation law expert Mr. Hassan Rasheed Siddiqui at Arts Exibition at kohsar table talk by Artista of Sargodha and Punjab universities ,Mr Siddiqui continues to make waves across legal and policy arenas with his uncompromising research and reform-oriented legislative recommendations. A UK-qualified specialist in aviation law, Mr. Siddiqui has authored more than 20 policy research articles and multiple books across diverse domainsincluding aviation regulation, cybersecurity, human rights, and institutional reform.
His most recent research, titled The Trojan Dragon: Global Complacency Amid Chinas Digital Penetration Through Surveillance Technology, exposes the emerging threat of digital colonization via surveillance systems, particularly from state-backed actors. In this seminal paper, Mr. Siddiqui outlines the loopholes in outdated U.S. and global aviation and cybersecurity laws, calling for a global legal framework to counter foreign digital espionage, data exfiltration, and infrastructure compromise.
In another key legislative brief prepared for U.S. policymakers, he argues that current FAA and Supreme Court standards are obsolete in the face of AI-powered UAVs and foreign-influenced drone surveillance, posing significant threats to national sovereignty and civil liberties.
Mr. Siddiquis advocacy highlights the urgent need for:
Unified international aviation laws to regulate surveillance-capable drones;
Mandatory operator identification protocols;
Fourth Amendment-aligned reforms for data protection and privacy in the U.S.;
Creation of an International Air & Space Law Authority to oversee drone and AI-aircraft regulation globally.
His policy interventions have extended beyond aviation into public health, defense, and institutional fraud, where he has exposed dozens of fake professionals operating under the shelter of systemic negligence. His meticulously researched cases involve regulatory authorities, medical councils, and even military-linked institutionsmaking him a pioneering voice against institutional opacity and fraud.
A former delegate to the Friedrich Naumann Foundations International Academy for Leadership, Mr. Siddiqui has represented Pakistan and South Asia at global forums, earning distinction as a respected voice in liberal governance and legal integrity.
With a growing body of work that bridges academic scholarship, public advocacy, and legislative reform, Mr. Siddiqui stands today as one of the foremost global thinkers in law, security policy, and technological governance.
