{"id":106084,"date":"2026-07-17T11:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=106084"},"modified":"2026-07-17T16:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T11:36:02","slug":"digital-entrepreneurship-platform-for-quetta-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-entrepreneurship-platform-for-quetta-youth.html","title":{"rendered":"Digital entrepreneurship platform for startups in Quetta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quetta: Balochistan has launched its first digital entrepreneurship platform in Quetta to support startups, promote innovation and help young entrepreneurs develop viable business ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhel highlighted the initiative while addressing a programme at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), where finalists of the Digital Entrepreneurship Won-it programme presented their business ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Describing the platform as a positive step for the province, the governor said it aims to encourage entrepreneurship by helping young people adapt to modern digital business practices and achieve greater economic independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/balochistan-gears-up-for-maiden-investment-expo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Balochistan gears up for maiden Investment and Trade Expo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the platform will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with an opportunity to showcase innovative business ideas, receive guidance from industry experts and access business grants to turn their concepts into successful ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mandokhel said the initiative is intended to strengthen Balochistan&#8217;s startup ecosystem by promoting innovation, expanding networking opportunities and supporting the commercialisation of new ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also urged the province&#8217;s youth to take advantage of the platform to develop their skills, launch businesses and contribute to economic growth through entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quetta: Balochistan has launched its first digital entrepreneurship platform in Quetta to support startups, promote innovation and help young entrepreneurs develop viable business ventures. Governor Jaffar Khan Mandokhel highlighted the initiative while addressing a programme at the Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS), where finalists of the Digital Entrepreneurship Won-it programme presented their business ideas. Describing the platform as a positive step for the province, the governor said it aims to encourage entrepreneurship by helping young people adapt to modern digital business practices and achieve greater economic independence. Read: Balochistan gears up for maiden Investment and Trade Expo He said the platform will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with an opportunity to showcase innovative business ideas, receive guidance from industry experts and access business grants to turn their concepts into successful ventures. Mandokhel said the initiative is intended to strengthen Balochistan&#8217;s startup ecosystem by promoting innovation, expanding networking opportunities and supporting the commercialisation of new ideas. He also urged the province&#8217;s youth to take advantage of the platform to develop their skills, launch businesses and contribute to economic growth through entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":106114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[1952,15140,74530,74791,74790,63332,68769,20718,67183,70443,14359,74792,66307,2573,60337,69196,68233,2788,71031,61596],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-106084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-developments","tag-balochistan","tag-balochistan-government","tag-buitems","tag-business-grants","tag-business-innovation","tag-digital-economy","tag-digital-entrepreneurship","tag-economic-development","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-entrepreneurship-development","tag-innovation","tag-jaffar-khan-mandokhel","tag-pakistan-startups","tag-quetta","tag-small-businesses","tag-startup-ecosystem","tag-startups","tag-technology","tag-young-entrepreneurs","tag-youth-entrepreneurship","cat-15016-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Digital entrepreneurship platform for Quetta youth - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"He said the platform will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with an opportunity to showcase innovative business ideas, receive guidance from...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-entrepreneurship-platform-for-quetta-youth.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Digital entrepreneurship platform for Quetta youth - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"He said the platform will provide aspiring entrepreneurs with an opportunity to showcase innovative business ideas, receive guidance from...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/digital-entrepreneurship-platform-for-quetta-youth.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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