Pakistan records highest-ever monthly company registrations in April
SECP registers 4,082 firms in April as total registered companies reach 294,101; 340 companies registered in a single day
Pakistan recorded its highest-ever monthly company registrations in April 2026, with 4,082 new firms incorporated during the month, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP).
The latest registrations increased the total number of registered companies in the country to 294,101.
SECP Chairman Dr Kabir Sidhu said the increase in company registrations reflected progress towards greater economic documentation.
SECP also reported a new single-day record on April 30, when 340 companies were registered.
According to the regulator, investors from 22 countries registered companies in Pakistan during the month.
Among them, 95 shareholders from China registered companies with a combined paid-up capital of Rs193 million.
Punjab recorded the highest number of new company registrations with 2,093 firms incorporated during April.
Islamabad followed with 719 registrations, while Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa registered 600 and 325 companies, respectively.
Gilgit-Baltistan recorded 276 new company registrations, while 69 firms were incorporated in Balochistan.
In comparison, 2,993 new companies were registered in March 2026.
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