ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 14,802 new companies in the first four months of FY26.

Of these incorporations, 99.9 per cent were proces­sed online through eZfile, bringing the total number of registered companies to 272,918. The total paid-up capital for the period stood at Rs20.59 billion.

In terms of company structure, private limited companies accounted for 59pc of new registrations, followed by single-member companies at 37pc.

The remaining 4pc comprised public unlisted companies, not-for-profit organisations, trade orga­nisations, and limited liability partnerships. Addi­tionally, 10 foreign companies est­ablished a presence in Pak­istan during this period.

These companies were registered online through SECP’s digital platform, enabling entrepreneurs across the country to incorporate their businesses without physically visiting SECP offices.

Alongside major urban centres such as Lahore, Islamabad, and Karachi, around 30pc of the registrations originated from 250 other cities and towns across Pakistan, including Layyah, Burewala, Bhak­kar, Pakpattan, Hasilpur, Chaman, Gwadar, Zhob, Tur­bat, Bannu, Kohat, Tank, Swat, Manshera, Th­atta, Larkana, Dadu, Rohri, Hunza, and Gilgit, due to the growing outre­ach of SECP’s digital services.

Around 7,476 companies were registered in Punjab, followed by 3,230 companies in Islamabad Capital Territory, 2,197 in Sindh, 1,320 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 337 in Gilgit-Baltistan and 242 in Balochistan.

The Information Tec­hnology and e-commerce sector led with 2,999 new incorporations, followed by 1,954 in the trading sector, 1,807 in the services sector, and 1,393 in real estate development and construction.

Published in Dawn, November 13th, 2025