Hisham Sarwar
Islamabad, November 29, 2025 — InnoVista, in collaboration with Google as the
official Technology Partner, Systems Limited as the Knowledge Partner, and
PAFLA as the Ecosystem Partner, has successfully concluded the National Agentic AI
Hackathon 2025. This event marks Pakistan’s most extensive national effort to date to
accelerate innovation in agentic workflow and next-generation AI technologies.
Designed and executed jointly by InnoVista and Google, the hackathon leveraged
Google’s cutting-edge AI ecosystem to provide thousands of aspiring innovators the
opportunity to develop practical, scalable solutions with global relevance.
The hackathon featured two competitive tracks, with a significant emphasis on
utilizing Google’s development suite to democratize access to AI tools.
Track 1: National AI Hackathon (On- Premises)
The Regional Rounds were held across Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Bahawalpur,
Peshawar, and Gilgit-Baltistan in September 2025.
- 800+ applications were received nationwide.
- 300+ teams were shortlisted to compete physically in the Regional Rounds in 5
cities.
- From these, 17 Regional Winners advanced to the National Finale held on
November 28, 2025, at InnoVista Rawal, Islamabad.
Track 2: Vibe Coding Using Firebase Studio (Virtual Track)
A fully online track powered by Google’s Firebase Studio attracted overwhelming
participation:
- 1000+ applications from across Pakistan.
- 200+ high-quality submissions showcasing AI-enabled digital innovation.
A significant highlight of this year’s hackathon was the active participation of Google
Developer Experts (GDEs) and Googlers, who joined as mentors, evaluators, and
technical facilitators throughout the program. In addition, Google Developer Groups
(GDGs) across Pakistan amplified the challenge nationwide by engaging their
communities, running awareness sessions, and supporting teams at local events.
Google further strengthened developer enablement by providing free Google Cloud
credits to participating teams, enabling them to build, deploy, and test their agentic AI
prototypes on enterprise-grade infrastructure.
Winners of both tracks were celebrated at the National Agentic AI Day on
November 29, 2025, hosted at NuTech University Islamabad. The grand event
brought together Industry leaders, Government representatives, Technology
innovators and Academia and ecosystem partners.
The event highlighted breakthrough AI prototypes, honored exceptional talent, and
reinforced Pakistan’s commitment to advancing applied AI and future skills
development. Speaking at the event, Mr. Hisham Sarwar, CEO InnoVista, emphasizedthe importance of building an AI-powered innovation pipeline across universities,
freelancers, and emerging startups. “Through strong collaboration with Google,
Systems Ltd., and PAFLA, the National Agentic AI Hackathon has set a new
benchmark for scale, quality, and execution of AI innovation programs in Pakistan”,
he remarked
“”It’s impressive to see the creativity, talent, and passion demonstrated by the
developer ecosystem during this National Agentic AI Hackathon. The quality of
solutions, particularly the focus on agentic AI , proves that Pakistani innovators are
poised to lead the next wave of artificial intelligence to create more helpful and
practical applications. We are incredibly grateful to partner with InnoVista and
PAFLA on this landmark initiative and eagerly look forward to collaborating further
to transform some of these breakthrough solutions into reality, delivering a
meaningful and lasting impact on society” said Farhan Qureshi, Country Director,
Google Pakistan.
