ISLAMABAD & PESHAWAR:

The KP government is in talks with stakeholders and experts to create an environment to allow crypto mining in the province, Adviser to the KP Chief Minister on Science and Information Technology Ziaullah Bangash said last Thursday.

“Crypto mining will be under the control of the government and once the legal requirements are met, all local and international investors will be able to contact and invest,” said Bangash in a meeting.

The adviser passed the remarks while chairing a meeting of the advisory committee on crypto mining setup with Minister for Finance and Health Taimur Salim Jhagra and Adviser to the KP CM on Food Mian Khaliqur Rehman.

Other members of the advisory committee who attended the meeting included, MPAs Dr Sumera Shams, Humaira Khatoon, Ayesha Bano, Shagufta Malik, Anita Mehsud, Rekhana, Waqar Zaka, Ahmed Rumi, Abdul Wahid, Ghulam Ahmed, Barrister Salman, KP Science and IT Secretary, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) Managing Director Dr Ali Mahmood, KPITB Director Asim Jamshed and Science and Information Technology Director Khalid Khan.