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Tencent Cloud and Tapmad Partner to Deliver Football Tournament Streaming

Tencent Cloud and tapmad partnered to deliver seamless streaming for a global football tournament in Pakistan, supporting over 7 million concurrent viewers with 99 percent uptime through Cloud Streaming Services, CDN, and Media Processing Service.

MedIQ Receives Zone Enterprise License From Special Technology Zones Authority

MedIQ has been awarded the Zone Enterprise License by the Special Technology Zones Authority under the IT, ITeS, and Telemedicine category, allowing it to operate within Pakistan's Special Technology Zones as a licensed technology enterprise.

NIC Karachi Startup RILITS Launches RFID Tunnel at Soorty Textile Bangladesh

RILITS, a startup from NIC Karachi Cohort 13, has successfully launched its first RFID tunnel at Soorty Textile's Cumilla Export Processing Zone facility, with the company now operating RFID tunnel installations across Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

Nectar Social Names Pakistan a Core Engineering Hub After USD 30M Raise

Nectar Social co-founder Misbah Uraizee says the company's Lahore engineering team is developing core AI technology powering over 10 million brand conversations weekly, positioning Pakistan as one of the startup's biggest engineering investments following its USD 30 million Series A.

NIC Karachi Cohort 12 Startup IZAK 10 Builds Customer Contact Platform

Ali Sajjad, Founder of IZAK 10 Corporation and NIC Karachi Cohort 12 alumnus, shares how the incubation ecosystem helped him build a customer contact management platform serving customer service, sales, compliance, and anti-money laundering teams with smarter workflows.

IU CORE Startup Licious Selected for WIBCON 2026 Karachi

Licious, a startup from IU CORE Cohort 1 at Iqra University, has been selected to participate in WIBCON 2026 Karachi, organised by the Pakistan Society for Training and Development at Pearl Continental Hotel, marking another milestone for the university's entrepreneurship programme.

NICAT Startup Spinal Power Scales to PKR 50M in Sales After Incubation

Spinal Power, founded by M Umair Khan and incubated at NICAT, grew from PKR 10 million to over PKR 50 million in project sales after NICAT connected the military-grade battery tech startup with major players including NLC, demonstrating the impact of the incubator's elite industry network.

NIC Karachi Campus Ambassador Hosts Cohort 16 Session at Habib University

NIC Karachi Campus Ambassador Fateema Amin conducted an online Cohort 16 induction and awareness session for Habib University students, introducing them to the NIC Karachi ecosystem, startup journey, and entrepreneurial opportunities available through the incubation programme.

NIC Lahore Founder Noor Ul Ain Javed Named Women in Tech Pakistan Finalist

Noor Ul Ain Javed, Founder and CEO of Hirenum and an NIC Lahore startup founder, has been selected as a finalist for Women in Tech Pakistan by Standard Chartered, recognising her AI-powered personal branding platform for professionals and executives on LinkedIn.

IU CORE Startup Insijam Represents Pakistan at China Fintech Engagements

Insijam, formerly known as CoverAsaan and an IU CORE startup from Iqra University, has represented Pakistan at prestigious international business and fintech engagements in China, showcasing Pakistani entrepreneurship and building strategic partnerships for future innovation.

IoBM SSKIC Graduates Six Startups From Cohort 5 With Seed Funding

The Shahjehan Syed Karim Incubation Center at IoBM celebrated the graduation of Cohort 5 on July 11, 2026, recognising six startups including KhelKud, Courtify, Cruze Technologies, WedX, ForestEdge, and CloudNOOE, with selected ventures receiving seed funding.

ScholarMark Demos AI Blockchain Research Integrity Platform at MUET ORIC

ScholarMark, developed by DecentraSec and incubated at NIC Hyderabad, has completed its first institutional demonstration at ORIC Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, marking a milestone for Pakistan's first AI and blockchain-powered research integrity platform.

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Aptech Pakistan will host Aptech Vision 2026, described as Pakistan's biggest tech, career and startup exhibition, at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi on August 22, 2026, offering free visitor passes to students.