NIC Sialkot hosted its Cohort 1 Demo Day on August 8, bringing together shortlisted startups pitching across AI, deep tech, e-commerce, SaaS, and Sialkot's legacy industries.
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 has recognised several Pakistan-based and Pakistan-origin achievers including Plouton AI cofounders, Saraaf founder Syed Ismail, Cambridge researcher Maheera Ghani, and social entrepreneur Fahad Shahbaz across technology, finance, science, and social impact categories.
Pakistani cofounders Sarfraz Shahid Hussain and Muhammad Furqan Karim Kidwai of Singapore-based Plouton AI have been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 list under the Finance and Venture Capital category for their agentic automation platform.
NIC Karachi visited NEDUET as part of Cohort 15 outreach, sharing entrepreneurship insights with students and encouraging early-stage startup development across Pakistan.
NIC Sialkot hosted its Cohort 1 Demo Day on August 8, bringing together shortlisted startups pitching across AI, deep tech, e-commerce, SaaS, and Sialkot's legacy industries.