{"id":1199,"date":"2025-05-26T11:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:17:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:17:23","slug":"bilal-bin-saqib-named-pms-special-assistant-for-blockchain-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/05\/26\/bilal-bin-saqib-named-pms-special-assistant-for-blockchain-crypto","title":{"rendered":"Bilal Bin Saqib Named PM\u2019s Special Assistant for Blockchain &#038; Crypto!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"459\"><strong data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"164\">ISLAMABAD:<\/strong> Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of Pakistan Crypto Council, as his special assistant on blockchain and cryptocurrency, granting him minister of state status.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"459\">This move signals Pakistan\u2019s bold step toward embracing digital currencies and blockchain technologies.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"667\">Saqib\u2019s new role includes crafting FATF-compliant regulations, launching Bitcoin mining projects, integrating blockchain in governance and finance, and overseeing virtual asset service providers\u2019 licensing.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"984\"><strong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"713\">A Young Visionary Leading Digital Change<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"984\">Recognized on Forbes\u2019 \u201830 under 30\u2019 list and honored with an MBE for his UK NHS contributions, Saqib is a dynamic leader driving Pakistan\u2019s digital future.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"984\">His appointment mirrors global trends and the example set by countries like the US in digital policy leadership.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1287\"><strong data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1022\">Pakistan at the Digital Frontier<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1287\">With over 40 million crypto users and $300 billion in annual trading volume, Pakistan ranks among the top 10 countries for crypto adoption.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1287\">Saqib highlights the country\u2019s digital talent and demographic edge as a launchpad for tech innovation and economic growth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Bilal Bin Saqib, CEO of Pakistan Crypto Council, as his special assistant on blockchain and cryptocurrency, granting him minister of state status. This move signals Pakistan\u2019s bold step toward embracing digital currencies and blockchain technologies. Saqib\u2019s new role includes crafting FATF-compliant regulations, launching Bitcoin mining projects, integrating blockchain &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[306,28,307],"class_list":["post-1199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tie-business","tag-blockchain","tag-crypto","tag-innovation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1201,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1199\/revisions\/1201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}