Pakistan registers record 43,559 new companies in FY2025–26

A record 43, 559 new companies were registered in Pakistan during fiscal year 2025–26. The new number takes the country’s total number of registered companies to 301, 615, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). The SECP said company registrations increased by 24 percent compared to the previous fiscal year, reflecting strong growth in Pakistan’s corporate sector. In June alone, 4, 323 new companies were registered—the highest number ever recorded in a single month. Registrations of public sector companies also rose by 25 percent during the fiscal year. Province-wise, Punjab led with 22, 364 new company registrations, followed by Sindh with 6, 691 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 3, 820. Meanwhile, Gilgit-Baltistan recorded the highest regional growth, with 1, 585 companies registered, marking a 65 percent increase. Balochistan registered 759 new companies, up 36 percent from the previous year. The trading sector accounted for the largest share of new registrations, with 41 percent of all newly incorporated companies. Meanwhile, 1, 014 companies were registered by foreign investors during FY2025–26, with a combined paid-up capital of Rs2. 5 billion. Foreign investors were most active in the trading, the SECP said, mining and information technology sectors, while investors from China registered the highest number of companies. Investors from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Spain also incorporated companies in Pakistan, the SECP added.

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