SECP registers 5,241 new companies in September, total reaches 317,002

Profit by Pakistan Today reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) incorporated 5,241 companies during September 2026, lifting the national total to 317,002. Nearly all of these registrations, 99.9%, were completed online through the SECP's eZfile portal and linked federal and provincial systems.

Private limited companies made up the largest group with 3,013 registrations (57.5%), while single-member companies numbered 2,058 (39.2%). Limited liability partnerships totalled 127, Section 42 not-for-profit companies reached 29, and the remaining 14 entities included 10 public companies.

Punjab led regional registrations with 2,740 (52.3%), ahead of Islamabad Capital Territory with 1,009 and Sindh with 790. Information technology was the top sector at 920 new companies, and 167 foreign investors joined newly incorporated firms, with China providing 113. Women held 14% of shareholder and director roles, and SECP Chairman Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu said the regulator is working to make registration simpler.