NIC Peshawar hosted a session on SECP Registration led by Saqib Aslam, equipping Cohort 15 founders with practical guidance on business registration, legal requirements, and the formalization process to build investment-ready and compliant startups.

NIC Islamabad is hosting the NIC Cofounder Club Meetup on July 13, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, bringing together startups and talent for rapid-fire pitches, reverse pitching, and booth matchmaking to connect founders, co-founders, interns, and professionals.

NIC Hyderabad and SEED Ventures have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on creating opportunities for founders, expanding network access, and building stronger support structures for entrepreneurship and innovation in the region.

NIC Karachi is hosting a masterclass titled Junoon: The Fire Within on July 3, 2026, at 3:00 PM, led by Imran Batoaq, Head of Sales at YOTTABYTE, focusing on the mindset, passion, persistence, and purpose required to build successful startups.

Canva Community Peshawar hosted a Canva Builds session for SMBs and startups at NIC Peshawar, bringing together founders, entrepreneurs, and creatives for hands-on design learning and practical visual communication insights for business growth.

A visit to the Shahjehan Syed Karim Incubation Center at Institute of Business Management revealed a complete startup ecosystem designed to shape, guide, and transform early-stage ideas into viable ventures through a ground-up approach to entrepreneur development.

NIC Karachi is hosting a Pitch Fest on June 18, 2026, at 4:30 PM, inviting aspiring founders and early-stage startups to present their ideas and receive real-time feedback from industry experts.

OPEN Global Women Initiative is hosting a virtual session titled The Money Question on July 11, 2026, exploring the realities of capital access for women entrepreneurs, funding barriers, strategies for investment readiness, and pathways to sustainable business growth.

The Brave Next, a startup incubated at IU CORE at Iqra University, has secured a place in the Sindh Acceleration Program led by IBA Center for Entrepreneurial Development, marking a significant milestone for the university's entrepreneurship programme.

PASHA Startups and Entrepreneurship Committee is hosting an online webinar on How to Raise Funding for Your Startup on June 23, 2026, featuring Taqi Hyder, Manager Investments at Accelerate Prosperity, covering fundraising strategies, investor expectations, and investment readiness.

NIC Karachi was invited as an evaluator at the 5th Management Sciences Project Exhibition Spring 2026 at Salim Habib University, where the team assessed student-led ventures and entrepreneurial projects from an innovation and startup perspective.

A delegation from Pakistan Digital Authority, led by Vice Chairperson Mohammad J Sear, visited NSTP at NUST to discuss potential collaboration on innovation, entrepreneurship, digital governance, and startup ecosystem development.