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Pakistan Announces $10 Million Clean-Air Startup Fund At National Conference

Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik announced a planned $10 million fund for clean-air startups, to be set up from the government’s own resources, at the Pakistan National Clean Air Conference 2026.
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Pakistan Advances Tax And Regulatory Reforms To Channel Domestic Institutional Capital Into Private Equity

The Committee on the National Private Equity Framework, chaired by Muhammad Aurangzeb, reviewed bank limits and proposals to treat private equity funds as pass-through vehicles.
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State Bank Of Pakistan Revises Bank Investment Limits In Shares Startups And Mutual Funds

The State Bank of Pakistan has revised how much banks can invest in shares, startups, mutual funds, and private equity funds, and requires a formal investment policy.
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Securities And Exchange Commission Directs Companies To Appoint Legal Advisers Under Lawyers Welfare Act

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has directed companies with paid-up capital above 200 million rupees to appoint legal advisers and file Form-9.
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IPO Pakistan Opens Intellectual Property Facilitation Desk At Gujranwala Chamber Of Commerce And Industry

The Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan has opened a facilitation desk in Gujranwala to guide businesses on trademarks, patents, and industrial designs.
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Government Plans To Support Twenty Women Led Startups Every Year Through Proposed WISE Lab

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication plans to support 20 women-led startups and train 200 female micro-entrepreneurs annually.
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Pakistan Seeks Green Startup And Research Cooperation With Germany At German Unity Day Event

Climate Change Minister Musadik Malik has called for closer cooperation with Germany in green entrepreneurship and research at a ceremony in Islamabad marking the Day of German Unity.
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Shehbaz Sharif Inaugurates Daanish IT Park As Pakistan First National Technology Park In Islamabad

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has inaugurated the renamed Daanish IT Park in Islamabad, a national technology park that brings incubators, startups, SMEs and industry under one roof.
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FWCCI Approves Board of Management to Advance Women’s Business and Export Initiatives

The Faisalabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry has approved a Board of Management to build institutional oversight and accelerate its business development and export promotion initiatives.
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OICCI Urges Pakistan to Convert Macro Stability Into Investment Exports and Energy Security

OICCI has called on Pakistan to use recent macroeconomic stabilization to accelerate private investment, exports, energy security and structural reforms following a meeting with a visiting IMF delegation.
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PM Shehbaz Meets US Based Pakistani Entrepreneurs In New York

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met delegations of Pakistani-origin entrepreneurs in New York, urging investment and citing FBR reforms and agricultural innovation plans.
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PM Shehbaz Sharif Directs SMEDA to Formulate SME Financial Assistance Strategy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed SMEDA to formulate a comprehensive strategy for financial assistance to SMEs, focusing on capacity building and global market access.
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IBA CEDIR Hosts I-Incubate Cohort 2 Demo Day as 16 Startups Showcase Market-Ready MVPs

IBA CEDIR hosted the I-Incubate Cohort 2 Demo Day, where 16 startups presented market-ready MVPs after a 14-month incubation programme supported by HEC Pakistan.
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Iqra University Announces Ideaverse 2.0 Startup Pitching Competition For Sindh Startups

Iqra University’s Ideaverse 2.0 startup pitching and showcase competition will run on November 10, 11 and 14 in Karachi, with prizes of up to PKR 100,000 and registration open to startups across Sindh.
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ASPIRE Pakistan Panel Discusses Startup Financial Planning And Sustainable Growth

ASPIRE Pakistan held a panel on startup financials covering unit economics, cost planning, pricing, cash flow and go-to-market strategy, moderated by Farah Mehboob.
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BIC University of Peshawar Holds AI as Your Co-Founder Session for Cohort 3 Startups

The Business Incubation Center at the University of Peshawar organised an AI for Startups session for Cohort 3, led by Waleed Paracha of Arfa Karim Technology Incubation Center.