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If you have been keeping an eye on the crypto world, you know that Pakistan has had a long and bumpy ride with digital currencies. Millions of people in the country trade crypto, even though rules around it have been unclear for years. Now, the government has taken a major step to clean up the space.
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) which you can think of as the Pakistani version of the FBI, has created a brand-new unit whose sole job is to investigate crypto-related crimes. It is called the "Cryptocurrency Investigation Unit (CIU)".
This was not a random decision. The Director-General of the FIA personally ordered it, proving how seriously the government is taking the matter. The unit has been set up inside the FIA's newly established command center, known as the "National Command and Control Center (NC3)", which serves as a central hub to coordinate investigations across the country.
The CIU has a broad scope of work and will investigate the following areas:
🪙 Money Laundering: Using crypto to hide illegal sources of money.
🪙 Terrorist Financing: Tracking whether digital currencies are being used to fund terrorism.
🪙 Cybercrime: Crypto-related online scams and hacking.
🪙 Financial Fraud: Crypto-based scams that rob ordinary people of their hard-earned money.
To handle all of this, the team will use modern technical tools and follow international best practices to track transactions and gather digital evidence much like agencies in the US and Europe do.
Interestingly, Pakistan is not just cracking down on crypto; it is also trying to promote it responsibly. According to Chainalysis’s 2025 Global Crypto Adoption Index, Pakistan ranked third in the world for crypto adoption. That is a huge deal for a country that recently lifted a years-old banking ban on crypto businesses.
Earlier this year, Pakistan passed its "Virtual Assets Act" and established a separate body called the "Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA)". You can think of PVARA as a referee that licenses and oversees crypto companies, while the FIA's new unit acts like a police officer who steps in when the law is broken.
A senior FIA official explained it simply: The investigative unit deals with crime, while PVARA handles regulation. These are two separate tasks working hand in hand.
The FIA is also encouraging two other agenciesthe National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency and the Anti-Narcotics Force to set up their own crypto units. The goal is for multiple agencies to monitor different angles: cybercrime, drug money, and terrorist financing, all of which can be linked through crypto.
This move is also part of Pakistan's broader effort to restore trust in its financial system. The country exited the FATF "grey list" (a watchlist of countries with weak anti-money laundering controls) in 2022, and steps like these prove it is serious about staying off that list for good.
If you are an honest trader or investor in Pakistan, this is actually good news for you. Stronger oversight means:
🪙 Safer and more legal exchanges for trading.
🪙 A lower risk of your funds getting tangled up in fraud investigations.
🪙 Greater confidence from international institutions to work with Pakistani crypto platforms.
The goal is not to scare people away from crypto. Instead, it is to separate the legitimate market from the criminal activities hidden within it.
Pakistan is trying to walk a careful line: embracing crypto as a growing part of the economy while making sure criminals cannot use it as a shortcut for money laundering or funding illegal activities. The new Cryptocurrency Investigation Unit is a clear sign that the country is putting real resources behind this promise, rather than just paying lip service.
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