ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (APP): The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 3,881 new companies in January 2026; out of these incorporations, 99.9 per cent were completed online through the SECP’s eZfile system.
According to a press release issued by the SECP here on Thursday, during the month, 82 newly incorporated companies attracted foreign investment from investors representing China, United States, Afghanistan, Australia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Palau, South Africa, Albania, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain, and Ukraine.
The newly registered companies were incorporated with a cumulative paid-up capital of Rs. 8.4 billion, bringing the total number of registered companies in the country to 283,540.
In terms of corporate structure, private limited companies accounted for 59 per cent of the new registrations, while single-member companies constituted 38 percent. The remaining 3 per cent comprised public unlisted companies, not-for-profit organizations, and limited liability partnerships.
The Province of Punjab recorded the highest number of incorporations with 1,998 companies (52%), followed by the Islamabad Capital Territory with 747 (19%), Sindh with 601 (15%), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 343 (9%), Gilgit-Baltistan with 127 (3%), and Balochistan with 65 (2%).
Sectoral analysis shows that the Information Technology and e-commerce sectors led with 729 new companies, followed by trading 613, services 494, and real estate development and construction 347. Other sectors contributing to the growth included tourism and transport 234, food and beverages 183, education 145, mining and quarrying 100, marketing and advertising 95, communications 83, textiles 77, corporate agricultural farming 75, pharmaceuticals 65, healthcare 62, engineering 60, fuel and energy 55, and auto and allied industries 45.
An additional 419 companies were registered across various other sectors such as chemicals, cosmetics and toiletries, cables and electrical goods, and paper and board.