AI hackathons and events in Pakistan
AI hackathons, challenges and conferences in Pakistan and online. Registration happens on each organiser's own page. These events are run by their organisers, not by CyberSecurity.pk. Check dates, fees and eligibility on the official page before you register.
Upcoming and live
OBSCURA: Satellite AI Research Challenge
Online student research challenge: predict atmospheric pollution measurements from Sentinel-2 satellite image chips (Kaggle + Devpost).
ScaleForge National AI Hackathon 2026
Pakistan's AI community hackathon in Islamabad on 22 November 2026, led by founder Muhammad Hashir, for university students and AI professionals.
Code vs Visual: The Grand Finale Hackathon
In-person build sprint in Lahore: teams build and deploy AI-powered apps live with FlutterFlow and MCP, in Code and Visual tracks.
Recently finished
Alibaba Cloud AI Hackathon Pakistan — National Final
Final of Pakistan's first Alibaba Cloud AI Hackathon, after regional rounds in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore.
AICON'26 — NUST AI Hackathon
Three-day AI hackathon at SEECS, NUST Islamabad: Pitchfest, Competitive Speed Programming and Build with AI.
Indus AI Week 2026
National AI initiative with an AI summit at the Jinnah Convention Centre, Islamabad.

