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title: "Bilal Bin Saqib speaks at Harvard Islamic Finance Conference on blockchain and the Muslim world"
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# Bilal Bin Saqib speaks at Harvard Islamic Finance Conference on blockchain and the Muslim world

business · updated 30 Sep 2026, 5:35 AM PKT · 29–30 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted Bilal Bin Saqib’s participation in the Harvard Islamic Finance Conference and his focus on blockchain’s potential for the Muslim world. 24 News HD provided more detail, noting his title, the format of his participation as a keynote conversation, and the broader context of the conference being held at Harvard University. The Associated Press of Pakistan offered a more concise summary, focusing on his role and the central theme of the event.

## Same story from 4 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Business Recorder** — [Bilal addresses Harvard Islamic Finance Conference](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441878/bilal-addresses-harvard-islamic-finance-conference) · 30 Sep 2026, 5:35 AM PKT
  > ISLAMABAD: Bilal Bin Saqib, MBE, Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), participated in a keynote conversation at the Harvard Islamic Finance Conference, convened at Harvard University. The session, “The Future of Blockchain and Islamic Finance”, featured a conversation with Imran Sayeed, Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management,...
- **The Nation** — [Bilal addresses Harvard Islamic Finance Conference on blockchain, Muslim world’s tech future](https://www.nation.com.pk/30-Sep-2026/bilal-addresses-harvard-islamic-finance-conference-blockchain-muslim-world-s-tech-future) · 30 Sep 2026, 5:17 AM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing
  > CAMBRIDGE,MASSACHUSETTS - Bilal Bin Saqib, MBE, Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), participated in a keynote conversation at the Harvard Islamic Finance Conference, convened at Harvard University.
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, Bilal Bin Saqib at the Harvard Islamic Finance Conference on the transformative potential of block chain technology for the Muslim world](https://www.app.com.pk/photos-section/minister-of-state-and-chairman-of-the-pakistan-virtual-assets-regulatory-authority-bilal-bin-saqib-at-the-harvard-islamic-finance-conference-on-the-transformative-potential-of-block-chain-technology/) · 29 Sep 2026, 6:38 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
- **24 News HD** — [Bilal Bin Saqib addresses Harvard Islamic Finance Conference on Blockchain and the Muslim World’s Technological Future](https://www.24newshd.tv/29-Sep-2026/bilal-bin-saqib-addresses-harvard-islamic-finance-conference-blockchain-muslim-world-s-technological-future) · 29 Sep 2026, 4:48 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Bilal Bin Saqib, MBE, Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), participated in a keynote conversation at the Harvard Islamic Finance Conference, convened at Harvard University.

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4 articles from 4 outlets, 29–30 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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