Applications for SEIC Innovation Fellowship Program 2026 have been extended until May 13, offering students a 6 month campus embedded startup experience in Karachi.
National Incubation Center Karachi has introduced sector specific advisory councils to provide startups with structured guidance, mentorship and professional networks.
Femtech Innovation Hub hosted an investor summit with CERP and LUMS Centre for Entrepreneurship, connecting women’s health startups with leading venture capital firms in Pakistan.
Dun & Bradstreet Pakistan and NIC Karachi will host a Zoom session on May 21 focusing on startup scaling challenges, investor expectations, and business credibility.
Applications for the National Idea Bank Hackathon will close on May 30, offering participants mentorship, networking, coaching and pre incubation opportunities.
NIC Sialkot is being established to support startups, entrepreneurs and innovation in Sialkot, with hiring underway for incubation and ecosystem development roles.
ICCBS Technology Park in Karachi held a meeting focused on startup investment opportunities, industry collaboration, and technology adoption with representatives from Procon Engineering.
A stakeholder consultation session under NAIIH brought government and industry together in Islamabad to discuss Pakistan’s sovereign AI infrastructure and long term digital transformation goals.
RozeeGPT and NIC Islamabad jointly held a symposium on Agentic HR in Islamabad, bringing together over 80 HR professionals and senior CHROs to discuss artificial intelligence adoption in human resources across Pakistan's corporate sector.
The PAIDAR Programme, implemented by UNIDO and funded by the European Union, is holding a Social Sector SME Grant Outreach Event in Skardu on May 6, 2026, offering eligible enterprises matching grants of 50 to 70 percent on grants of up to €200,000.
Jazz Business and Punjab Information Technology Board have signed a memorandum of understanding under Project Parvaaz, creating structured pathways for startups from PITB's incubation ecosystem, including Plan9, to access mentorship, technical advisory, and commercialisation support.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed banks to improve credit access for women entrepreneurs and SMEs while expanding export financing support in Pakistan.
Mobilink Bank has launched the BiBi App, developed by women led startup Aangan, to improve breast cancer awareness and access to health information for women in Pakistan.