Claim
On 14 January this year, a deal was signed between Zach Witkoff, CEO of a financial technologies company, and Pakistan's finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, with Asim Munir and Shehbaz Sharif standing behind them.
“यह तस्वीर इसी साल 14 जनवरी की है... हस्ताक्षर करने वाले यह लोग हैं एससी फाइनेंशियल टेक्नोलॉजीस के सीईओ जैक विटकॉफ और पाकिस्तान के फाइनेंस मिनिस्टर मोहम्मद औरंगजेब।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
On 14 January 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan's Ministry of Finance signed an MoU with SC Financial Technologies LLC, an affiliate of the Trump-family-linked World Liberty Financial, to explore its dollar-pegged USD1 stablecoin for cross-border payments. The signatories were Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Zachary Witkoff, CEO of SC Financial Technologies (and co-founder of World Liberty Financial), and the ceremony was witnessed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir — matching every element of the anchor's claim, including the date, the company name, the signatories, and the officials standing behind them. The only trivial variance is the first name rendered as 'Jack/Zach' versus Zachary.
Evidence
⚠ None of the cited sources could be reached — this verdict is excluded from scoring pending review.
- https://www.radio.gov.pk/14-01-2026/pakistan-rapidly-integrating-into-global-digital-finance-pm Radio Pakistan (state broadcaster) report dated 14-01-2026 confirming Pakistan and World Liberty Financial signed an MoU to boost digital payments ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.dawn.com/news/1966922 Dawn reports Pakistan signed an MoU with SC Financial Technologies LLC, an affiliate of World Liberty Finance, signed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and CEO Zachary Witkoff, with PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir witnessing the ceremony ✗ unreachable
- https://tribune.com.pk/story/2587065/pakistan-signs-crypto-deal-linked-to-trump-family-to-explore-stablecoin-payments Express Tribune confirms the January 2026 MoU on the USD1 stablecoin, signed by Aurangzeb and Zachary Witkoff, CEO of SC Financial Technologies LLC, witnessed by Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir ✗ unreachable
- https://www.brecorder.com/news/40402167/pakistan-world-liberty-financial-affiliate-ink-mou-to-boost-digital-payments Business Recorder report on the 14 January 2026 signing between Pakistan's Ministry of Finance and the World Liberty Financial affiliate ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403