Pakistan's federal government and Google have launched 'AI Seekho 2026', a nationwide initiative to train young professionals in artificial intelligence and vibe coding (an agent-driven, natural-language approach to building software applications) at no cost to participants. The programme, also backed by telecom firm Telenor and startup platform Innovista, will run in two phases: an online challenge from 11 April to 3 May using Google AI Studio, followed by in-person hackathons in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad offering a Rs2.5 million (roughly $9,000) prize pool. Federal IT Minister Shaza Fatima framed the initiative as part of a broader ambition to shift Pakistan — where 65 per cent of the population is under 35 — from a traditional services economy to an AI-driven, product-based one.