The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan registered 3,881 new companies during January 2026, reflecting continued growth in the country’s corporate sector. Following these registrations, the total number of registered companies in Pakistan has reached 283,540.
Among the newly registered entities were 82 companies backed by foreign investors from China, the United States, Afghanistan, Australia, Türkiye, the United Kingdom, Palau, South Africa, Albania, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain and Ukraine, indicating sustained international interest in Pakistan’s business environment.
According to the SECP, 99.9 percent of the registrations were completed online through its eZfile system, highlighting the increasing adoption of digital platforms for corporate compliance. The newly registered companies reported a combined paid-up capital of Rs 8.4 billion.
In terms of corporate structure, private limited companies accounted for 59 percent of the new registrations, while single-member companies made up 38 percent. The remaining registrations included public unlisted companies, non-profit organizations and limited liability partnerships.
Punjab recorded the highest number of new company registrations with 1,998 companies, followed by the Islamabad Capital Territory with 747 and Sindh with 601. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa registered 343 companies, Gilgit-Baltistan 127 and Balochistan 65.
Sector-wise analysis showed that information technology and e-commerce led the way with 729 new companies. Trading followed with 613 registrations, services with 494 and real estate development and construction with 347.
Other sectors included tourism and transport with 234 companies, food and beverages with 183, education with 145, mining and quarrying with 100, marketing and advertising with 95, communications with 83, textiles with 77, corporate agricultural farming with 75, pharmaceuticals with 65, healthcare with 62, engineering with 60, fuel and energy with 55 and auto and allied industries with 45.
