SECP Registers Over 5,000 New Companies in October, Total Surpasses 321,000

Islamabad: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 5,003 new companies during October 2026, taking the total number of registered companies in the country to 321,794.

According to a press release issued by the commission on 5 November, 99.9 per cent of new registrations were completed online through the EZ Filing portal.

The new companies include 2,773 private limited companies, 2,079 single-member companies, 105 limited liability partnerships and 39 non-profit companies. The remaining seven entities comprise four public companies, two foreign companies and one trade body.

At provincial level, Punjab led with 2,663 registrations, accounting for 53.2 per cent of the total. Islamabad recorded 934, Sindh 751, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 382, Gilgit-Baltistan 162 and Balochistan 111.

By sector, the IT sector saw the most new companies, with 991. Trading recorded 767, services 594, construction 295, food and beverages 219, tourism 213, real estate and e-commerce 170 each, education 152 and textiles 113. Other sectors accounted for 1,319 registrations.

The new companies include 173 foreign investors. Of these, 129 are from China, six from Germany, five from the United States and three from the United Kingdom. Two investors each came from Turkey, Canada, Brazil, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands, while 14 investors from other countries took part. Of the foreign investors, five are corporate entities and 168 are individuals.

The report said men were the majority across all categories. Women made up 13 per cent of shareholders and directors, 11 per cent of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) and 8 per cent of chief executives.