CEGA Karachi held orientation for Batch 4 of its Post-Production and 3D Animation training program, introducing trainees to their learning journey across animation, gaming and VFX.

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.

Pakistan's gaming and animation startups pitched to local and global investors at CEGA's FuturePlay Investor Summit in Karachi, with Sony joining as Creative Tech Partner and applications for Cohort 3 opening September 2026.

Pakistan Stock Exchange and CFA Society Pakistan are hosting a speaker series titled Investing in the Age of AI on August 19, featuring Aberdeen UK Investment Director Mubashira Bukhari Khwaja and SECP Commissioner Ali Farid Khwaja.

Sindh Sarmaya, implemented by SEED Ventures in partnership with the British Asian Trust, has opened applications for young entrepreneurs in Karachi, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, and Sukkur, offering business training, mentorship, and loan proposal development support.

Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has launched the National Artificial Intelligence Advancement Initiative, issuing a Request for Proposals to build seven AI innovation hubs and incubate 560 startups across Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Muzaffarabad, and Gilgit over two years.

CEGA's flagship FuturePlay Investor Summit in Karachi brought together publishers, VCs, and creative tech executives to showcase investor-ready Pakistani studios in gaming, animation, and Web3, with Sony joining as official Creative Tech Partner.

Dr Javaid Laghari, Chairman of the HEC National Task Force on Business Incubation Centers, visited IoBM on July 15, 2026, meeting with university leadership and engaging with SSKIC and ORIC representatives to review research, innovation, and industry-academia collaboration initiatives.

Lincoln Corner at Liaquat Memorial Library Karachi is set to host a five day STEM innovation camp for young creators, featuring robotics, science experiments, and hands on engineering challenges.

NIC Karachi successfully hosted the EmpowerHer WIE Mentorship and Leadership Summit 2026, bringing together students, professionals, and aspiring leaders for a day of mentorship, leadership discussions, and networking focused on women in engineering, technology, and entrepreneurship.

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.

Sindh Enterprise Incubation Center has launched the SEIC Innovation Fellowship Program 2026, a six-month campus-embedded fellowship open to third and fourth year students across Karachi universities, with only 20 spots available.