Staunch, a member company of P@SHA, has gained international recognition through coverage in Forbes of the evolving United States GLP-1 telehealth industry, along with a success story published by Payoneer featuring its Chief Executive Officer Sohail Aslam. P@SHA shared the achievement as part of its member spotlight series, noting that the recognition points to the role Pakistani technology talent is playing in solving real-world problems in the global healthcare sector. The announcement was issued with the support of Tech Destination Pakistan.
The company has worked with healthcare businesses in the United States to help them adapt their technology as regulatory changes reshape the market for compounded GLP-1 medications. GLP-1 drugs, prescribed for obesity and diabetes, have driven a rapid expansion of telehealth platforms in the United States, with many providers building their services around compounded versions of the medications. That growth has also attracted closer attention from regulators, including warnings from the Food and Drug Administration about versions that are not approved. For operators in this space, shifting rules have meant revisiting patient onboarding, prescribing workflows, pharmacy integrations, and compliance systems, often within tight timeframes.
Work of this nature sits at the more demanding end of technology services, where engineering teams must respond quickly to policy changes while keeping patient-facing platforms stable. Market estimates widely cited in industry analyses place the global GLP-1 market above 100 billion dollars by 2030, which explains why telehealth companies, investors, and technology vendors continue to compete for a share of it. A Pakistani firm earning mention in a publication such as Forbes for its involvement in this market reflects how local companies are moving beyond routine outsourcing toward advisory and adaptation work for clients facing complex regulatory conditions. The Payoneer feature, which centres on the leadership journey of Sohail Aslam, adds a second international platform on which the company story has been told.
For the Pakistan information technology industry, such examples carry weight beyond a single company. Export earnings from technology services depend heavily on the ability of local firms to win and retain clients in demanding sectors like healthcare, where trust, regulatory awareness, and technical reliability all matter. Each visible success with a United States client strengthens the case that Pakistani companies can handle work of this complexity. P@SHA has invited other members to share their own achievements to be featured in upcoming posts, signalling that the association intends to keep highlighting examples of Pakistani firms earning global attention.
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