Is crypto legal in Pakistan?

Legal

Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.

Pakistan is one of 75 countries classified “Legal” for cryptocurrency — 75% of the 100 with data. (Also searched as crypto, Bitcoin.)

Source

Taken from: Wikipedia: Legality of cryptocurrency by country or territory
Last checked: 15 September 2026
How it was classified: Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Afghanistan: Banned Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
Uzbekistan: Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
Kyrgyzstan: Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
Nepal: Banned Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
Iran: Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to hold but banks are barred from handling it.
India: Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.

Other laws in Pakistan

Gambling Age: Gambling prohibited

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A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.