{"id":851,"date":"2026-10-12T21:18:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/?p=851"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:18:55","slug":"women-in-technology-ten-pearls-hosts-10th-edition-of-women-tech-quest-across-three-pakistani-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/women-in-technology-ten-pearls-hosts-10th-edition-of-women-tech-quest-across-three-pakistani-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Technology: Ten Pearls Hosts 10th Edition of Women Tech Quest Across Three Pakistani Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"

IBA Karachi Student Sakina Ali Wins First Prize in Build with AI Competition<\/strong><\/h2>\n

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan:<\/strong> Women are playing an increasingly significant role in Pakistan\u2019s technology sector, as demonstrated by the 10th edition of Women Tech Quest, organized by Ten Pearls, an AI-powered digital engineering company, simultaneously in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.<\/p>\n

Held under the theme \u201cCompete, Create, Connect,\u201d<\/em> the event brought together 1,000 women participants from the three cities to showcase their technical skills, creativity and innovative approaches to solving real-world challenges using artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n

According to the organizers, the event received more than 5,000 registrations from across Pakistan, reflecting growing interest among women in AI and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n

The competition was hosted at three venues, with 600 participants attending at the National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP) in Karachi, 200 in Lahore and another 200 at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad.<\/p>\n

Sakina Ali, a student at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi, secured first place in the Build with AI<\/em> competition. According to the organizers, her performance surpassed the competition\u2019s previous scoreboard benchmark, marking a notable achievement.<\/p>\n

Participants presented innovative solutions to practical challenges across three categories: Build with AI, Imagine with AI<\/em> and Validate with AI<\/em>. The activities aimed to encourage hands-on learning, experimentation and the practical application of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n

The event was attended by prominent representatives from the government, technology industry and academia, including the British Deputy High Commissioner.<\/p>\n

The 10th-anniversary edition highlighted the growing contribution of women to Pakistan\u2019s digital economy and the importance of providing opportunities for women to develop skills, build technology-driven solutions and participate in the country\u2019s evolving digital landscape.<\/p>\n

At the conclusion of the event, nine winners received cash prizes totalling Rs500,000, along with AI credits from Google and Figma.<\/p>\n

The organizers described the milestone edition as a celebration of a decade of promoting women\u2019s participation in technology and fostering innovation, collaboration and professional growth in Pakistan\u2019s digital sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IBA Karachi Student Sakina Ali Wins First Prize in Build with AI Competition ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Women are playing an increasingly significant role in Pakistan\u2019s technology sector, as demonstrated by the 10th edition of Women Tech Quest, organized by Ten Pearls, an AI-powered digital engineering company, simultaneously in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Held under the theme […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=851"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":854,"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/851\/revisions\/854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailytarjuman.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}