SECP enrols 3,881 firms in January 2026

The Secu­rities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan registered 3,881 new companies in January, bringing the total number of registered companies to 283,540.

During the month, 82 newly incorporated companies attracted foreign invest­ment from China, United States, Afghanis­tan, Australia, Turkiye, United Kingdom, Palau, South Africa, Albania, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain, and Ukraine.

The newly registered companies were incorporated with a cumulative paidup capital of Rs8.4bn.

In terms of corporate structure, private limited companies accounted for 59pc of the new registrations, while single-member companies constituted 38pc.

The remaining 3pc comprised public unlisted companies, not-for-profit organisations, and limited liability partnerships. Punjab recorded the highest number of incorporations with 1,998 companies, followed by the Islamabad Capital Territory with 747, Sindh with 601, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 343, Gilgit-Baltistan with 127, and Balochistan with 65.

Sectoral analysis shows that the Information Techno­logy and e-commerce sectors led with 729 new companies, followed by trading with 613 companies, services 494, and real estate development and construction 347.

Other sectors contributing to the growth included tourism and transport 234, food and beverages 183, education 145, mining and quarrying 100, marketing and advertising 95, communications 83, textiles 77, corporate agricultural farming 75, pharmaceuticals 65, healthcare 62, engineering 60, fuel and energy 55, and auto and allied industries 45.