The Costliest Lunch (Exposé)
How Asim Munir Sold Pakistan to Donald Trump
In this thread:
- Real reason behind the bonhomie between Trump and Pakistan
- Why Pakistanis should cry, not celebrate, over this new Pak-US friendship
- How Munir sold Pak's sovereignty to Trump
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Topic is complex so to make it simple, I have to explain you few technical things before I start to talk about Pakistan US deal
Please understand these concepts first:
Crypto Currency - A decentralized digital currency which is not backed or regulated by any central Bank
Blockchain - Its an online record system where digital transactions are maintained. You can call it digital notebook
DeFi - Decentralized financial protocol, financial transactions in crypto currency
Stablecoin USD1 - USD1 is a digital currency (stablecoin) launched by
a US company World Liberty Financial (WLF). It’s designed to always be equal to 1 U.S. dollar
Think of USD1 like a digital version of the U.S. dollar, running on the blockchain.
RWA - Real world assets like land, property, gold, bond etc
RWA Tokenization (Most imp) : RWA tokenization means turning real-life things like houses, gold, or bond into digital tokens on a blockchain
Suppose you have a flat in New Delhi, costing 1 lac US Dollar (Rs 88 Lacs)
If you want you can turn this house into 100,000 digital tokens
each worth $1
Now your house is open to sell for entire world in digital market at 1 lac tokens
Any person can buy fully or partially your house by buying those tokens on blockchain
Suppose by using my crypto wallet, If I buy 1000 tokens at $1000 of your house
then I am 1% owner of your house and I will get my share if property appreciate with time
I have given you example of just a flat but by using RWA tokenization you can buy any asset in any country by-passing national regulations of that country
RWA Tokenization Can Be a Serious Threat to National Sovereignty
Sovereignty means a country’s full control over its own land, laws, economy, and resources without interference from foreign powers or private entities.
Tokenization allows anyone, anywhere in the world to buy
assets in your country by digital tokens
Threat:
- Foreign investors could quietly gain partial ownership of key national assets.
- These tokens can be traded globally without national permission.
- A country could lose control over its own land or strategic resources.
If you have understood this then now return to our main topic of the thread - How Asif Munir sold Pakistan to Trump
March–April 2025
- Pakistan launches the Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) on March 14, 2025
- Within 50 days, PCC drafts initial regulatory frameworks and
signs a LOI with US Crypto company World Liberty Financial (WLF) on 28th April 2025 (Just 6 days after Pahalgam)
WLF is owned by Donald Trump's family
July 2025
The Virtual Assets Ordinance, 2025 is enacted, establishing the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA)
as country’s dedicated crypto regulator (effective July 8, 2025). PVARA will oversee licensing, sandbox programs, and FATF-aligned compliance
Now lets talk about what was in that LOI signed by Pakistan govt and Donald Trump's WLF on 28th April
Things will make sense from here
1. DeFi Growth
Partnership aims to facilitate the growth of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in Pakistan, providing infrastructure and advisory support
2. Stablecoin Adoption
Agreement includes plans for expanding stablecoin use (like WLF’s USD1) for remittances and trade
What does it mean
This is first Brahmos for Pakistanis
It means Pakistan will lose its monetary sovereignty.
Monetary sovereignty means that a country controls its own money
Pakistan Reserve bank has control over Pakistani Rupee but there wont be any control of Pakistan's
central bank on WLF's stablecoin USD1
If USD1 becomes more stable, faster, and easier to use than Paki Rupees (PKR), people might start:
- Saving in USD1 instead of rupees,
- Using USD1 for daily transactions,
- Avoiding PKR altogether.
And who will have control over USD1 ?
Donald Trump
Why it’s a problem:
- Pakistan loses control over its national currency.
- The State Bank can’t manage inflation or interest rates properly.
- It’s similar to “dollarization”, where people unofficially adopt a foreign currency.
Now lets drop second Brahmos now
Another terms of LOI between Pakistan and WLF
3. Tokenization of Real-World Assets (RWA) of Pakistan
WLF will support exploration into tokenizing assets such as real estate and commodities of Pakistan, enabling fractional digital ownership
4. WLF will provide strategic advisory services, including insights on global blockchain infrastructure and evolving regulatory trends
The signing was attended by top Pakistani officials (Prime Minister, Army Chief, Deputy PM, Finance, Information & Defence Ministers) and WLF
RWA tokenization means any person can buy Pakistan's asset on digital platform
It means a person sitting in Washington can buy port of Karanchi or Oil reserve of Pakistan on digital platform bypassing all national regulations of Pakistan
Remember Trump said few days ago he will soon appoint an US company to take over Pakistan's oil reserves
and one more think Pakistan's govt and Supreme Court wont have any control on such take overs
This was the second Brahmos on Pakistan
Now WLF will control Pakistan and Trump family is the owner of WLF
Full rollout of regulatory frameworks, sandbox pilots, stablecoin operations, and RWA asset tokenization initiatives in Pakistan is expected to begin in late 2025 to early 2026,
This explains the friendly relationship between Asim Munir and Donald Trump.
On April 28, 2025, Asif Munir compromised Pakistan’s sovereignty in favor of Trump, and the lunch at the White House served as a reward for that act.
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