In January 2026, Pakistan’s top civilian and military leadership hosted Zachary Witkoff, CEO of the crypto platform World Liberty Financial, for an engagement that closely resembled a state-level visit. While the formal centerpiece was a non-binding letter of intent to explore stablecoin integration for cross-border payments, the high-profile attendance of Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir underscored the event’s deeper geopolitical significance.
According to Bloomberg, a group photograph from the event, showing Witkoff flanked by Pakistan’s top leadership, reinforced the quasi-official nature of the engagement. Also present was Bilal Bin Saqib, a central figure in the country’s crypto push, self-described as 'crypto-bro', who described the visit as helping to “put Pakistan on the map.”
