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03/06/2026
Chairman PVARA, , met Joe Tsai, Co-founder and Chairman of .group, alongside the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The engagement marks a major milestone in Pakistan’s technology trajectory, following the strategic MoU signed between the Ministry of IT & Telecom and Alibaba to help build Pakistan’s digital future.
31/05/2026
During his official visit to China, the Minister of State and Chairman of PVARA, , was hosted at global headquarters.
The engagement provided valuable insight into Huawei’s broader technology ecosystem, spanning hardware, connectivity, cloud, computing, artificial intelligence, smart devices and next generation digital infrastructure.
18/05/2026
Sovereign debt tokenization is now on the table in Pakistan.
Federal Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb met today with PVARA Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib to discuss the tokenization of Pakistan’s sovereign debt instruments and Naya Pakistan Certificates.
Speaking after the meeting, Chairman said:
“The financial system of the next century will not run on paper, manual processes, or fragmented rails. It will run on programmable infrastructure, real-time settlement, and borderless digital networks. Pakistan has an opportunity to leapfrog legacy systems and position itself among the countries building the financial architecture of the future.”
PVARA, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Bank of Pakistan will continue technical and institutional coordination on frameworks, benchmarking, and pilot design.
04/05/2026
Applications to join PVARA close tonight at 11:59 PM.
We’re assembling the team that will shape Pakistan’s virtual assets ecosystem from the ground up.
If this is the work you’ve been waiting to do, now is the moment.
For application form, please visit: recruitment.pvara.team
From taboo to framework and framework to opportunity. A deep dive into digital assets, AI, and the architecture of the next economy.
Chairman PVARA and Minister of State in conversation at the Leadership Summit at Center for Digital Asset Research
Prime Minister met Chairman PVARA and Minister of State
He directed that Pakistan’s globally aligned virtual assets framework be made fully operational at the earliest to strengthen investor confidence, advance the digital economy, and prepare youth for AI and digital finance.
29/04/2026
Pakistan’s financial future will be built by those willing to innovate responsibly.
At the Prime Minister’s Office, Islamabad, PVARA engaged with leading technology entrepreneurs, financial innovators, and digital asset builders to discuss the future of finance, regulatory innovation, and the expansion of Pakistan’s virtual assets sandbox.
Chairman PVARA addressed the Pakistan Symposium at Harvard Kennedy School on emerging technologies and their implications for Pakistan.
Autonomous systems, programmable money, and tokenized assets are redefining the global rulebook. In just nine months, Pakistan moved from ordinance to institution, legislation, and banking integration. Many jurisdictions do not make that kind of progress in a decade.
24/04/2026
Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) is now hiring.
We are assembling the team that will help build and regulate Pakistan’s virtual assets ecosystem. Applications are now open across the following functions:
•Managing Director
•Policy & Strategy
•Licensing & Regulatory Sandbox
•Market Supervision
•Enforcement
•Technology & Cyber Risk
•Support Services
•PVARA Secretariat
All roles are based in Islamabad and will be filled on a contract basis.
For full role descriptions and the application form, please visit: recruitment.pvara.team
Deadline to apply: 4 May 2026
For queries: [email protected]