Pakistan has established a dedicated federal unit to investigate cryptocurrency-related cybercrime and financial fraud marking the latest step in the country’s effort to strengthen enforcement as it builds a regulated digital asset sector.
The new investigative unit, created under the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), will be housed in its newly operational National Command and Control Centre (NC3) and focus on crimes involving digital assets, including
- cybercrime,
- money laundering,
- terrorism financing, and
- financial fraud.
Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) will continue overseeing regulation and licensing of the country’s crypto industry.
