Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITeS (P@SHA) | |
Native Name: | P@SHA |
Type: | Nonprofit organization |
Founded Date: | 1992 |
Location: | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Origins: | Pakistan |
Area Served: | IT Industry |
Focus: | IT, Bootstrapping, IT Startups |
Awards: | Asia Pacific ICT Alliance https://apicta.org/ |
Key People: | Chairman: M. Zohaib Khan, A2Z Creatorz. Secretary General: Nadeem A. Malik Senior Vice Chair: Ali Ihsan, Frag Games Vice Chair: Khuram Rahat, Botnostic Solutions (Pvt.) Ltd. Treasurer: Shahzad Shahid, TPS Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. Other CEC Members: Bilal Hashmat (CureMD), Mohsin Ali (Inbox Business Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.), Mudassir Saleem Malik (AppsGenii Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.), M. Azam Mughal (SecureBeans), M. Jamil Anwar Goheer (Virtual Force (Pvt.) Ltd,), Dr. Shoab Khan (C.A.R.E) |
P@SHA/PASHA (Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT and ITeS) (1992–Present) is a non-profit functional trade body and registered association for the IT industry in Pakistan, primarily to promote and develop the software and services industry in Pakistan and to protect the rights of its members.[1]
P@SHA is funded by its member companies, and organizes activities that promote the image and achievements of the industry.[2] It works with the Government of Pakistan to develop IT friendly Environment in Pakistan. P@SHA won several Asia Pacific ICT awards and is a body which conducts ICT award in Pakistan.[3] [4] [5]
Google, with the collaboration of P@SHA, created a social Innovation Fund to fund technological innovation in Pakistan.[6] [7] [8] [9]