National Incubation Center Hyderabad hosted Pitch It Better, bringing together aspiring founders and Cohort 9 applicants to refine their pitches with feedback from judges Farhan Iqbal, Muhammad Ghayas Uddin, and Imran Azeem ahead of the next stage of their startup journey.

Muhammad Umair Arif, founder of NIC Karachi Cohort 12 startup The Disrupt Labs, was featured on ARY News morning show Bakhabar Savera discussing the importance of AI education in schools and preparing students for an AI-driven future.

Ignite, the National Technology Fund under the Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, marked International MSME Day by highlighting how National Incubation Centers, Pakistan Startup Fund, and BridgeStart are helping technology-driven startups become the next generation of high-impact micro, small, and medium enterprises.

Ignite has extended the application deadline for Indus RAS Expo 2026 to June 28, with the event now scheduled for July 22 and 23, 2026, at the Pak China Friendship Center in Islamabad, inviting robotics and autonomous systems startups to apply.