The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 3,881 companies in January 2026, increasing the total number of registered entities to 283,540.
The newly incorporated firms brought a combined paid-up capital of Rs 8.4 billion. Nearly all registrations — 99.9 percent — were completed through the SECP’s online filing system, reflecting continued reliance on digital incorporation.
Investment & Capital: The new incorporations contributed a cumulative paid-up capital of Rs 8.4 billion. Notably, 82 companies attracted foreign investment from countries including China, the US, and the UK.
Registration Mode: Demonstrating high digital adoption, 99.9% of these registrations were completed online via the SECP’s eZfile system.
Corporate Structure
Private Limited Companies: 59%
Single-Member Companies: 38%
Others: 3% (Public unlisted, NGOs, and LLPs)
Regional and Sectoral Performance
Regional Leaders: Punjab recorded the highest activity with 1,998 new companies (52%), followed by Islamatad (747) and Sindh (601).
Top Sectors
IT & E-commerce: 729 companies
Trading: 613 companies
Services: 494 companies
Real Estate & Construction: 347 companies
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Other active sectors included tourism, food and beverages, and education. This surge in registrations is viewed by officials as a sign of growing investor confidence and ease of doing business in Pakistan.
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Private limited companies accounted for 59 percent of the new registrations during the month, while 38 percent were single-member companies. The remaining 3 percent included public unlisted companies, not-for-profit associations and limited liability partnerships.
Punjab recorded the highest number of incorporations with 1,998 companies, representing 52 percent of the total. Islamabad Capital Territory followed with 747 registrations (19 percent), Sindh with 601 (15 percent), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 343 (9 percent), Gilgit-Baltistan with 127 (3 percent), and Balochistan with 65 (2 percent).
Sector-wise, information technology and e-commerce led activity with 729 new companies. Trading followed with 613 registrations, services with 494, and real estate development and construction with 347. Other active sectors 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).
An additional 419 companies were incorporated across various other sectors, including chemicals, cosmetics and toiletries, cables and electrical goods, and paper and board.
The SECP also reported that 82 of the newly registered companies involved foreign investment. Investors originated from China, the United States, Afghanistan, Australia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Palau, South Africa, Albania, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain and Ukraine.
The latest data reflects continued incorporation activity across multiple regions and industries, with digital registration remaining the primary mode for new company formation.
