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By Ariba Shahid KARACHI, July 15 (Reuters) - Pakistan's virtual assets regulator has asked the country's top Islamic seminary to draw a distinction between speculative cryptocurrencies and ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pakistan's biggest crypto push under threat? Top cleric declares Bitcoin 'haram', sparks selloff
Pakistan's crypto ambitions have suffered a setback after a top Islamic cleric declared Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies 'haram'. The ruling has sparked selling among some Muslim investors.
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pakistan's cryptocurrency aspirations stalled by religious ruling
Cryptocurrency Challenges in Pakistan Pakistan's ambitions in the cryptocurrency sector have encountered an unforeseen obstacle, not due to market fluctuations or regulatory issues, but because of a ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pakistan bets big on crypto, top cleric declares Bitcoin 'haram': Will plans survive?
Pakistan's efforts to build a regulated cryptocurrency industry have run into an unexpected obstacle after one of the country's most influential Islamic scholars declared cryptocurrencies \"haram\" ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pakistan Cleric Declares Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies 'Haram', Triggering Investor Sell-Off
Pakistan's plans to promote cryptocurrency have suffered a setback after renowned Islamic scholar Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani declared cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Is crypto ‘haram’? Why are Pakistanis suddenly selling off their digital currency?
Pakistan’s influential scholar, Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani, has issued a fatwa against cryptocurrency trading, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins, arguing that cryptocurrencies do not meet ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pakistan scholar declares crypto impermissible under Sharia, impacting investors
Pakistan's top Islamic scholar declares cryptocurrency impermissible under Sharia. Bitcoin above $54K by July 14, 2026 at 99.9% YES.
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pakistan's crypto regulator meets scholar behind fatwa banning digital assets
Pakistan's top virtual asset official met with an Islamic scholar who recently ruled that purchasing anything with cryptocurrency is prohibited.
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pakistan’s Bitcoin and Crypto Trading Sector Faces Religious Scrutiny Following Scholar’s Fatwa on Digital Assets
A prominent Islamic scholar in Pakistan has issued a religious decree classifying cryptocurrency trading and investment as impermissible under Shariah law, ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Crypto is 'haram': Top Pakistani cleric Mufti Taqi Usmani's fatwa triggers sell-off as regulator seeks clarification
The Jamia Darul Uloom Karachi seminary has stated that cryptocurrencies do not currently qualify as wealth under Islamic law and therefore cannot be considered a legitimate medium of exchange or ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Not PoK, Balochistan or Afghanistan: What’s giving Asim Munir sleepless nights? Pakistan’s real dilemma is…
A lot is unfolding in Pakistan, deepening the challenges for both the government and the army. Amid this ongoing turmoil, an overlooked development has emerged as a major concern for Army Chief Asim ...
News Pakistan » Islamabad » Cryptocurrencies: Pak seeks country's top Islamic seminary guidance on crypto assets
Pakistan's crypto regulator has sought an Islamic ruling distinguishing speculative cryptocurrencies from asset-backed digital tokens to support wider adoption ...