According to a report by Dawn, Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has established a cryptocurrency investigation division within the newly operational National Command and Control Center (NC3). The division is responsible for investigating the potential use of virtual assets in money laundering, terrorist financing, and other criminal activities. Muhammad Athar Waheed, head of the FIA’s anti-terrorism directorate, said that the newly formed Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) mainly oversees regulation of the digital assets sector, while the FIA’s new division focuses on criminal investigations and law enforcement. The NC3 also has a dedicated Anti-Money Laundering (AML) department, integrating functions such as cross-agency intelligence coordination, online patrols, dark web investigations, and cooperation with Interpol.