Pakistan, El Salvador Establish Bilateral Ties Based on Crypto

Bilal Bin Saqib, left, meets with Nayib Bukele in San Salvador, El Salvador, in this photograph released by the Pakistan Minister’s office on July 16.Source: Pakistan Minister’s office

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July 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM UTC

Pakistan and El Salvador have established bilateral ties for the first time, putting cryptocurrency cooperation at the center of the relationship.

Bilal Bin Saqib, chief executive of Pakistan Crypto Council and special assistant to Pakistan’s prime minister on crypto and blockchain, met with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele in the South American country to discuss a knowledge-sharing partnership, according to a statement by Pakistan minister’s office.