Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan says Tech industry of Pakistan has witnessed an exponential growth during past few years with our IT products and services making their way to the United States and other parts of the developed world.

He was addressing over thirty CEOs and founders of leading tech startup companies owned by Pakistani-Americans that have now grown into multi-million entities offering technological and IT solutions cyber security, IT, healthcare, education, retail and other critical sectors, in Washington.

He said we have become an integral part of the tech ecosystem of the region and are destined to become tech hub of the region in the near future. He said Pakistani tech startups are being supported by the leading US venture capitalists and our tech savvy youth is making its mark in the global market with its immense entrepreneurial skills.

Terming Paklaunch as momentous and consequential initiative to support budding entrepreneurs, Ambassador Masood Khan lauded efforts of Aly Fahd and wished Paklaunch success in its endeavors.

He said Pakistan is a great country with one of the largest human capital and is a country with a destination.

The Ambassador also highlighted the critical role that Special Investment Facilitation Council is playing in promoting foreign investment especially in IT, agriculture, energy and extractive industries.

It was decided during the meeting that Embassy of Pakistan would act as nodal point to connect Pak-American entrepreneurs and Tech companies with relevant ministries and departments in Pakistan. He assured all possible facilitation and support by the Embassy of Pakistan.

The companies present in the meeting included among others Breshna.io, American Institute of Artificial Intelligence, Dingman Center Angels, Capitol Technology, SnappRetail, Accenture, Capital One, Beaj Education, Unboxx Technologies, ioSENTRIX, Nurse Next Door, Teach The World Foundation, Zigron, Gepeto, XtremeLabs LLC and others.

CEO and Founder of renowned Paklaunch (PL) Aly Fahad was also present during the meeting.

CEOs and Founders of various companies shared their experiences and appreciated the initiative of the Ambassador to bring them under one roof for better networking, sharing their experiences and broadening their outreach.