Wafi Energy Pakistan has unveiled the Top 30 finalists of the 13th Wafi Tameer Awards 2026, chosen from more than 700 applications from 56 districts across all five provinces. The company said that the bold ideas and breakthrough innovations it received made selecting the finalists no easy task. The 30 finalists are spread evenly across six categories, five in each, and they now begin a pitch preparation journey in which expert guidance will help them sharpen their pitches before the Grand Finale.
In the Transportation and Mobility category, the finalists are Abdul Mateen of Nuvex, Ather Nadeem of Sarai by Thingsty, Fawwad Haider of Fulflit, Liaba Khurram of Apro Works, and Hadi Muhammad of Strydex Robotics. The Bright Ideas category includes Alishba Sajid of Cardana Utensils, Shawal Zahid of Elaj Ghar, Nabi Bakhsh of Parghor, Dr. Usman Allauddin of Pakhydro, and Zobia Irshad of Pink Edge AI. The Technology Innovation finalists are Maaz Ahmed of Tannorium, Rameel Jafri of ComplySec, Ali Nisar of Asaan Filer, Muhammad Osama Amin of VM Nebula, and Arsalan Ahmed of Sayvron AI.
The Circular Economy category features Zakir Hussain of HAS Handicrafts, Israr Afridi of Ecolivia Pakistan, Sudais Khan of Dekord, Saleeha Shah of Rent It, and Lutfullah Khan of Musakhel Agro Livestock Farm. In Clean Energy Solutions, the finalists are Dr. Shehroze Tahir Khan of Pavevolt, Shoukat Hussain of As Sammak Farm, Muhammad Umer of Yasmeen Garden, Mujtaba Bilal of Quantify, and Asjad Haroon of Amflick. The women’s category includes Haddiqua Siddiqui of E for Etiquette, Amina Riaz of Omnisolveai, Dr. Khola Abdul Saboor of The Play Co, Imam Azam of Vroom Autocare and Lubes, and Sehrish Waqqas of Dastaan e Rumaan. Each category carries a Shell brand name, with Transportation and Mobility under Shell Rimula, Bright Ideas under Shell Advance, Technology Innovation under Shell V-Power, Circular Economy under Shell Select, Clean Energy Solutions under Shell Recharge, and the women’s category under Shell Helix.
Several finalists are already known in Pakistan’s startup community. Elaj Ghar and Ecolivia come from Cohort 3 at the Business Incubation Center at the University of Peshawar, Cardana Utensils is part of the first cohort of WISE Lab, and Pink Edge AI was among the winning projects at a Pak Angels artificial intelligence hackathon this month. The finalists will present at the Final Pitch Day on November 5, 2026, at Wafi House in Karachi, where winners can receive cash prizes of up to 1 million rupees.
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