On Saturday, 14 March 2026, Pakistan Tech Alliance hosted its Grand Iftar at Ramada Hotel, Lahore, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Tech leaders, founders and professionals travelled from Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan and other cities for a Ramadan evening built around knowledge sharing, open conversation and community.
How the evening ran
The programme combined short sessions from industry leaders with an open Q&A, where speakers shared their experience and their view of where Pakistan’s tech sector is heading. The Grand Iftar that followed gave members and guests time to network, swap ideas and build new working relationships across cities.
- Leadership talks from six tech CEOs and founders
- Open Q&A on the future of Pakistan’s tech sector
- Cross-city networking over the Grand Iftar
Speakers
Six tech leaders shared their experience and their vision for the future of tech in Pakistan.
- Umer Ghumman - Samsung Mobile
- Usman Akbar - Founder & CEO, PureLogics
- Furqan Aziz - CEO, InvoZone
- Hassan Raza - Founder & CEO, TechTitans Pakistan
- Nasir Ali Joiya - CEO, ZAPTA Technologies
- Muhammad Fahad Tanveer - CEO, Edkasa
Guests of honour
Seven industry leaders joined the evening as guests of honour.
- Qamar Abbas Sipra - Chief Financial Officer, Devsinc
- Tausif Khan - Founder & CEO, Brainium Technologies
- Qaiser Durrani - Professor & Rector, GIFT University
- Hasan Farid Joyia - Founder & CEO, Marksol Creative Agency
- Furqan Aziz - CEO & Founder, InvoZone
- Usman Akbar - CEO, PureLogics
- Hassan Raza - Founder & CEO, TechTitans Pakistan
Unity in tech
The iftar gave founders, CEOs and guests from Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan and beyond time to connect, exchange ideas and strengthen ties within the community.
Pakistan’s tech ecosystem grows faster when its leaders come together with a shared purpose.
Thanks to the PTA founders
Nasir Ali Joiya, Mehboob Alam, Muhammad Talha Hashmi, Zeeshan Ali, Ahsan Subhani, Khalil Ahmad, Ateeq A., Abdul Rehman and Hassan Ahmad made the evening possible.
Source
Details and photos in this report come from Pakistan Tech Alliance’s own event record.
- PTA event page, “PTA Grand Iftar 2026” (event details, speakers and photo album): https://paktechalliance.com/event/pta-grand-iftar-2026/
