{
  "id": 17710290,
  "title": "NIC Karachi celebrates graduation of its cohort 14 startups",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/nic-karachi-celebrates-graduation-of-its-cohort-14-startups",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-02T00:01:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446944/nic-karachi-celebrates-graduation-of-its-cohort-14-startups"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Incubation Center Karachi (NIC Karachi), an Ignite initiative under the Ministry of IT & Telecom, celebrated the graduation of its 14th cohort, comprising 25 startups. Syed Azfar Hussain, Project Director at NIC Karachi, highlighted the achievements of the cohort and praised the incubation program's focus on community building, peer learning, and collaboration. Dr. Danish Ur Rehman Khan, Technical Assistant to the Vice Chancellor at NED University of Engineering and Technology, expressed pride in the initiative's progress and acknowledged the contributions of various stakeholders. Ali Rashid, Special Assistant to the Sindh Chief Minister for Science, Information and Technology, emphasized the growing opportunities in the digital economy and urged the graduates to pursue business growth and collaboration.",
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}