Past Events

”P@SHA ICT Awards” are happening this year on October 23rd, 2021 in Karachi.

Do you know about P@SHA ICT Awards which is the biggest tech awards of the country having an objective of highlighting and recognizing the talent, creativity and innovation in the tech sector of Pakistan?

The winners of these awards represent Pakistan at a regional level at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) which happen at one of the member countries each year. Its members include P@SHA’s counterpart organizations from 16 countries like China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Australia, Hong Kong to name a few.

Want to stay up-to-date with what is going on? Follow our Page for the latest updates.

1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pashaictawards/
2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/pashaawards
3. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/pasha-ict-awards/
4. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pashaictawards/

We are pleased to announce that P@SHA will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2021 in Karachi.

Date: September 29th, 2021 (Wednesday)
Venue: The Nest I/O

Please find the meeting agenda below:

1. Presentation of the Annual Performance Review
2. Presentation of the Financial Audited Accounts of P@SHA
3. Announcement of the new Office Bearers for year 2021-2022
4. Q/A session

We will also be going LlVE via ZOOM so members from other cities can join online.

We require maximum participation of our members base, therefore, it is requested to ensure that either Authorized Representative or a Nominated Senior Person by you can join the online meeting or attend in person.

Please register here: https://bit.ly/3i0wfOf
Registration is mandatory

We would like to announce that P@SHA CEC Elections 2021-2022 will be held on September 22nd, 2021 (Wednesday) in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Special Technology Zones – A game-changer for the Tech Ecosystem of Pakistan

Catch us LIVE with a new “Candid with P@SHA” episode this Thursday! Get to know all about the significance of Special Technology Zones(STZs) and its incentives by the government on December 10th, 2020 at 5:15 PM.

Our panelists include:

1. Syed Ahmad – Chair of PM’s IT Task Force
2. Mujeeb Zahur – Managing Director of S&P Global (PK)
3. Ghazanfar Ali – Country GM of IBM Pakistan
4. Sajjed Aslam – Head of ACCA Pakistan

This session will be moderated by Barkan Saeed – Chairman P@SHA

Please register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/36QPghb

The deadline for ZOOM Webinar registration is 3:00 PM, Thursday, December 10th, 2020.

Watch the Live Session on Facebook here: https://bit.ly/3qx8wbg

Catch us LIVE with a brand new Candid with P@SHA episode this Wednesday!

Get to know all about the significance of Diversity at the modern workplace from our industry leaders on November 25th, 2020 at 4:30 PM (Pakistan Time)

Our panelists include:

1. Javeria Syed – Associate Director HR, Contour Software
2. Sadia Khan – CEO, Autosoft Dynamics
3. Tariq Mustafa – CEO, NXN Pakistan
4. Imran Khan – MD, Rapid Compute

This session will be moderated by Samar Hassan – Founder Epiphany

Pakistan Software Houses Association For IT & ITES (P@SHA) is organizing a CEO Meetup in Peshawar on November 9th, 2020.

The event details are below:

Time: 3 PM – 6 PM
Date: Monday, November 9th, 2020
Venue: NIC Peshawar (https://goo.gl/maps/YG9NbjhwThqug7WA9)

Interested participants are requested to fill out the form below.

Limited Seats are available. Registration is mandatory to attend the meet-up.

Register here: https://forms.gle/qX6PjUjRGxSceguS8

P@SHA is organizing a CEO Meet-up on October 21st, 2020. We are pleased to announce that this meeting will also be attended by Special Guest, Osman Nasir – Managing Director at Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB).

Venue: Ciklum Pakistan Office, Gulberg Greens, Islamabad

Date: October 21st, 2020 (Wedneday)

Time: 4PM – 7PM

Interested members are requested to fill out the form below.
Registration is mandatory to attend the meet-up.

https://forms.gle/v92cxwKYR19Mg6PM8

In the Next Episode of Candid with P@SHA, we have a Live Panel Discussion on “P@SHA ICT Awards 2020”.

We will be discussing various aspects of the P@SHA ICT Awards including how to apply and how you can choose the appropriate category.

Catch us LIVE on WEDNESDAY, October 14th, 2020, at 5:00 PM on P@SHA’s Facebook Page and ZOOM Webinar for an in-depth analysis!

Register for Zoom Webinar here: https://bit.ly/3lwTOOi

Facebook Live Link: https://bit.ly/2SFwktV

The deadline for ZOOM Webinar registration is 3:00 PM, Wednesday, October 14th, 2020.

In the Next Episode of Candid with P@SHA, we have a Live Panel Discussion on “Workplace Safety – Creating safer and inclusive work cultures”.

Our panelists include:

1. Arif Beg – MD, Ciklum Pakistan
2. Faiza Yousuf – Founder, WomenInTechPK
3. Syeda Sana Hussain – Director Human Capital, 10 Pearls
4. Nighat Dad – Founder, Digital Rights Foundation

This session will be moderated by Shamim Rajani – COO Genetech Solutions & Chair of P@SHA Diversity & Inclusion Sub-Committee.

Catch us LIVE on THURSDAY, September 24th, 2020, at 4:30 PM on P@SHA’s Facebook Page and ZOOM Webinar for an in-depth analysis!

Candid with P@SHA brings you an Election Special episode, featuring the 8 candidates for the P@SHA CEC Elections 2020!

• Ammara Masood – CEO & President, NdcTech
• Arif Beg – Managing Director, Ciklum Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd.
• Badar Khushnood – Co-founder & VP of Growth, Fishry
• Barkan Saeed – CEO, Vizteck Solutions
• Bilal Mahmood – Vice President, Contour Software Pvt Ltd
• Muhammad Azam Mughal – CEO, SecureBeans
• Salman Dar – CEO, Itroos
• Waqas Khan Pitafi – CEO, DevBatch Inc.

The session will be moderated by Jehan Ara, President P@SHA.Catch us LIVE on September 14th, 2020 (Monday) at 4:00 PM. Stay tuned for more updates!
#PASHACECElections2020

In the Episode 6 of Candid with P@SHA we have a Live Panel Discussion on “IT Sector Allocation in the 2020-21 Budget”

Our panelists are:

Naseer Akhtar-CEO InfoTech, CEC Member P@SHA

Shahzad Shahid-CEO TPS Worldwide, Chairman P@SHA

Ammara Masood-CEO National Data Consultants (Pvt) Ltd.

Nadeem Elahi-Managing Director TRG

This session will be moderated by Syed Ahmad, CEO, DPL and CEC Member P@SHA

Catch us LIVE on (June 26th, 2020) at 4:00 PM on P@SHA’s Facebook Page for an in-depth analysis!

Recording of the LIVE panel discussion is available on the following links:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RLm1bhED-w&feature=emb_logo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=700086990830218&ref=watch_permalink

In the Episode 5 of Candid with P@SHA we have a Live Panel Discussion on  “The need for VPN Registration and IP Whitelisting”

Our panelists are:

Taimur Arshad-Director Cyber Security, PTA

Bilal Mahmood-Vice President, Contour Software

Jamshaid Mustafa-CTO, TRG Pakistan

Shamoon Haider-CTO, Sybrid (Pvt.) Ltd.

This session will be moderated by Mujeeb Zahur, MD, S&P Global and VC P@SHA

Catch us LIVE on (June 22nd, 2020) at 3:00 PM on P@SHA’s Facebook Page for an in-depth analysis!

You can register on Zoom to watch the live session through the link below:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1715925830707/WN_DB7QDm5wQ-OY8HyOshZemQ

Recording of the LIVE panel discussion is available on the following links:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovEP8OSyllw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pakict/videos/567442147249197