By Joanna Tan · AI in APAC · November 3, 2026

A delegation from the Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITES (P@SHA) returned from Jakarta with 11 wins at the ASOCIO Digital and AI Awards 2026, an annual competition run by the Asian-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation that drew entrants from 26 economies across Asia and Oceania.

Eight of Pakistan’s 11 awards were won in AI-specific categories, spanning a notably wide slice of the economy. SECUREBEANS took the AI in Cybersecurity award, DxVision AI won AI in Healthcare, Sybrid Private Limited was recognised for AI in Smart Agriculture, Unikrew Solutions for AI in Financial Services, the Centre for Advanced Research in Engineering (CARE) for AI in Education, PlanetBeyond Pakistan for AI for Public Good, Geekinn for AI in Workforce and Future Skills, and SMART IS for AI in Manufacturing and Supply Chain. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board also picked up the Digital Government award, while Symmetry Group Limited and REMIRE won the Global Business Service and Talent Development honours respectively.

The delegation was led by P@SHA chairman Dr Shoab Khan, alongside Asocio vice chairman Muhammad Zohaib Khan and special initiatives manager Zain Tariq, who accepted several of the awards on behalf of winning firms. P@SHA described the sweep as demonstrating “the breadth of innovation and digital transformation” underway in the country’s tech sector, with Khan calling it a major milestone for Pakistan’s IT industry.

The spread of categories is itself notable for a sector more often associated with outsourced software and BPO services: it points to a home-grown AI ecosystem now reaching into hospitals, farms, financial services and classrooms rather than just back-office automation. For a market still establishing its place in regional AI conversations dominated by Singapore, India and China, an 11-award haul at a 26-economy competition is a useful data point on where Pakistani AI firms now stand.

Source: Geo News, “PSHA delegation returns from Jakarta with 11 award wins,” October 8, 2026 (geo.tv)

Joanna Tan covers AI investment, policy and business strategy across the region for AIAPAC.ai Insights.