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The US has been cosying up to Pakistan over the last few months. And this isn’t routine diplomacy.

At its heart is a crypto deal that is more like a financial arrangement b/w the Trump administration & Pakistan’s military slush fund, with a string of shady players involved.

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Enters Bilal bin Saqib
Meet Pakistan’s crypto poster boy, a British-Pakistani entrepreneur who's now CEO of Pakistan's newly formed Crypto Council (PCC) & Special Assistant to the PM on Blockchain. But here's the kicker- he's ALSO an advisor to World Liberty Financial (WLF), Trump family's crypto venture.

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WLF isn't just any other crypto company- Eric Trump, Donald Jr., and Jared Kushner hold a 40% stake. Trump is mentioned as the “co-founder emeritus”. The Pakistan-WLF deal was signed on April 26, 2025, when there were heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.

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On April 15, 2025, WLF appoints Bilal as advisor. The following month, Pakistan appoints him as PCC CEO. One man, two loyalties. He's literally sitting on both sides of this "business deal" while representing Pakistani interests in Washington.

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June 2025, Bilal met with DOZENS of US lawmakers, including Senator Cynthia Lummis (Bitcoin Act co-sponsor), Senator Bill Hagerty (Banking Committee), White House advisers, & NYC Mayor Eric Adams. He's selling Pakistan's "crypto vision" while advising Trump's crypto company

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However, this new Crypto diplomacy deal between WLF & the Pakistan government has opened avenues for money laundering and is even giving impetus to terror-funding. And the deal has found the most convenient incubator. Binance!

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Binance is a Crypto trading platform whose founder, Changpeng Zhao, aka CZ, is one of the focal points of this crypto deal.
Despite claims of leaving China, Binance has multiple evidence proving its China links. CZ’s partner Yi He is VP of Yixia Technology, partly owned by the CCP, followed by Binance’s multiple interests & investments in China.

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Before the crypto deal, Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison for allowing money laundering towards terrorism.

Crime: Money Laundering & enabling funds transfer to terror groups, including Hamas, Al Qaeda, & ISIS.

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In Nov 2023, DOJ, Treasury & CFTC hit Binance with a USD 4.3B penalty- the largest ever- after revelations it funneled funds to Hamas, al-Qaeda & ISIS, allowed USD 1.1M Iran transactions violating US sanctions, and failed basic AML protocols. And, CZ & Binance plead guilty.

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This was not a one-off instance when Binance was implicated in terror-funding & money laundering charges. The company has been subject to charges & investigations in several countries for terror-funding & money laundering, including in France, India, and Canada.

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And, CZ finds his fate as a “Strategic Advisor” to Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC).
Interestingly, CZ, after serving jail time of four months, comes out and starts working closely with WLF & also becomes “Strategic Advisor” to PCC. Now, Zhao & Bilal bin Saqib are two pivots of this crypto deal. Not to forget CZ’s extensive history of terror-funding & money laundering charges. Facts!

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All this while Bilal runs his web of shady companies that are all registered at the same address, with no active websites. No financial transparency; giving all characteristics of shell companies.

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His sister, Minahil, owns 75% of Tayaba UK, which partners with Al Mustafa Trust (AMT), a Pakistan hidden military slush fund disguised as charity. Run by retired Army, Navy & Air Force personnel, AMT operates as a Milbus- military capital that benefits Pakistan's officer class while staying completely off the official defense budget.

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Ever since the US & Pakistan signed the crypto deal in May 2025, relations between them have improved drastically, followed by multiple other agreements signed between them, and Asim Munir's visit to the US 2x in two months. Pakistan even nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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The Larger Picture:
Trump’s crypto company. Pak’s army slush funds. A convicted crypto mogul with alleged CCP ties.
One sponsors terrorism. One convicted for AML failures after enabling terror financing.
One cozies up with both.
We leave it to you, what’s what.
Period.

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