Pakistan's Ministry of Climate Change has unveiled Green Fields, a platform to match young green entrepreneurs with national and international investors, announced during a high-level meeting with China's green finance architect Ma Jun.
Ignite has launched the first industry consultation under the Sovereign Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Initiative, aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s national AI ecosystem through collaboration.
Pakistan is accelerating artificial intelligence adoption in its startup ecosystem as NIC Karachi graduates 28 startups and reports over 440 incubated ventures, jobs, and investments.
P@SHA National Steering Committee for Entrepreneurship and Startups, led by Usman Akber, held a meeting on 22 April 2026 to discuss startup growth, innovation, and youth opportunities in Pakistan.
National Incubation Center Karachi will host a multi-stakeholder consultation on 24 April, bringing together industry leaders to discuss digital infrastructure, AI, and data ecosystems in Pakistan.
Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority has opened applications for its Regulatory Sandbox 2026, inviting blockchain startups, fintech firms, and global digital asset companies to test virtual asset products under supervised regulatory conditions.
CEO of The Office of AI and advisor to CM Punjab, Alimdar, connected with Mubariz Siddiqui, Pakistan’s leading startup and VC lawyer, to discuss AI, investment, and the future of Punjab’s tech ecosystem.
Federal Board of Revenue implements a 25% income tax concession for women entrepreneurs from Tax Year 2025 after a ruling by Federal Tax Ombudsman on Complaint No. 18986/PWR/IT/2025 filed by Nida Khan.
Cohort 2 of University of Peshawar Business Incubation Program hosts SECP session on startup registration, legal compliance, and regulatory requirements for early-stage ventures.
Pakistan has introduced the Islamabad AI Declaration, outlining principles for sovereign, responsible, and capability-driven artificial intelligence under the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication and Ignite.
A new Climate Innovation Brief reveals Pakistan needs $348 billion to address climate challenges, with only 14% funding available, and proposes six structural reforms to unlock climate tech growth.
Structuring for Scale report maps climate crisis, opportunity, and systemic barriers in Pakistan, offering six reforms to unlock the country’s climate innovation potential.
Lumen Technologies will acquire cloud networking startup Alkira for $475 million in an all cash deal aimed at expanding cloud and artificial intelligence networking capabilities.
Applications for the National Idea Bank Hackathon will close on May 30, offering participants mentorship, networking, coaching and pre incubation opportunities.
SMEDA represented Pakistan at the 9th Meeting of D 8 SME Governmental Bodies, focusing on regional cooperation, trade facilitation and SME development initiatives.
Angel Investor, presented by SISI Al Kauthar University, aims to connect high potential startups in Pakistan with pre screened investors, mentorship access and long term business partnerships.