{
  "id": 19791680,
  "title": "Islamabad to become country's first fully cashless city by year-end",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/islamabad-to-become-countrys-first-fully-cashless-city-by-year-end",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T10:19:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2044285/islamabad-to-become-countrys-first-fully-cashless-city-by-year-end"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The government has announced its ambition to transform Islamabad into Pakistan's first fully cashless city by the end of the year. This ambitious project, known as Cashless Capital, was officially endorsed at a significant meeting chaired by State Minister for Interior Tallal Chaudry in Islamabad. Chaudhry emphasized the importance of stakeholder consultation for the project's success. As per the decision, no cash transactions will be accepted from December 30 in all departments of the Islamabad Capital Territory administration and the Capital Development Authority. The target is to integrate all merchants in the city into the cashless system by the same deadline. Currently, 26,000 merchants in Islamabad have already been connected to the digital payments system. The state minister assured that digital payment facilities will be available at every level, from street vendors to major business centers. Representatives from the banking sector praised the initiative and pledged their full cooperation. The Prime Minister has repeatedly stressed the importance of implementing digital transaction systems nationwide, highlighting the need for financial transparency and economic clarity. The government's digitization efforts are already showing promising results, with most federal and provincial institutions rapidly moving towards 100% digital payments by December 2026.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to make the federal capital the country’s first fully cashless city, setting Dec 31 as the deadline for the transition. The decision was taken at an important meeting on the Cashless Capital project chaired by State Minister for Interior Tallal Chaudry, in Islamabad on Friday, according to an official statement by the Ministry of Interior on X. Speaking on…",
  "key_points": [
    "Islamabad aims to become Pakistan's first fully cashless city by year-end.",
    "Cashless Capital project endorsed by State Minister Tallal Chaudry.",
    "26,000 merchants connected to digital payments system in Islamabad."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Mandating digital transactions across all administrative departments and local merchants signals a decisive shift toward financial transparency and a broader national push for a fully digitized economy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}