THE roadmap for eliminating riba from Pakistan’s financial system from 2028 offers some clarity on how the government intends to implement the four-year-old Federal Shariat Court ruling. The policy direction itself was settled when the government embraced the court’s verdict by incorporating its deadline into the Constitution through the 26th Amendment , a move seen as part of a political bargain to secure the support of religious parties for the amendment. Uncertainty has persisted over how an economy deeply integrated with conventional banking and global capital can manage such a profound transition.