📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- The government of Pakistan has announced Islamabad as the 'world's first cashless capital' and the country's first 'completely cashless city.
- A post shared by the Ministry of Interior on social media platform 'X' on Friday (November 13) said that a deadline of December 31 has been.
- That is, by December 31, a target has been set to connect all business centers and merchants to the digital payments system.
The government of Pakistan has announced Islamabad as the 'world's first cashless capital' and the country's first 'completely cashless city'.
A post shared by the Ministry of Interior on social media platform 'X' on Friday (November 13) said that a deadline of December 31 has been set to make Islamabad a completely cashless city.
That is, by December 31, a target has been set to connect all business centers and merchants to the digital payments system.
According to the Ministry of Interior, an important meeting regarding the 'Cashless Islamabad' project was held under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry, in which Chairman CDA (Capital Development Authority) Sohail Ashraf, representatives of the banking sector and other senior officials participated.
The meeting reviewed various proposals and initiatives to move Islamabad to fully digital payments. Talal Chaudhry said that consultation and cooperation of all relevant parties is necessary for the success of the project.
