Frances Ferreira, Senior Adviser for Women and Girls at the Commonwealth of Learning, visited NIC Hyderabad to interact with startups and founders, sparking conversations around youth empowerment, women-led innovation, and inclusive entrepreneurship.
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 Paklaunch meetup hosted at the Pakistan Stock Exchange brought together industry leaders including PSX Managing Director Farrukh Subzwari and SECP Commissioner Ali Farid Khawaja, where DigiEstate CEO Naeem Khanani and NIC Karachi Director Azfar Hussain proposed renaming the PSX GEM Board to the Startup or SME Board.
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has approved a phased reform roadmap for Exchange Traded Funds, allowing direct sales by asset management companies and wider investor participation.
Ali Farid Khwaja, Chairman of KTrade Securities, discusses building Pakistan’s first large-scale retail investment platform, retail investor growth, and capital market opportunities on Thought Behind Things x Endeavor.
Pakistan Stock Exchange collaborates with NIC Hyderabad under the Investor Readiness Series to guide startups on listing opportunities through the GEM Board, enhancing their access to capital markets and growth financing.
Frances Ferreira, Senior Adviser for Women and Girls at the Commonwealth of Learning, visited NIC Hyderabad to interact with startups and founders, sparking conversations around youth empowerment, women-led innovation, and inclusive entrepreneurship.
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.
The Prime Minister Youth Programme has announced its largest ever allocation of PKR 22.4 billion in Budget 2026 for the Youth Business and Agriculture Loan Scheme, supporting young entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses, and farmers across Pakistan.