The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) reported that 3,442 companies were incorporated in January 2025, the highest number recorded in a single month and 39% above the previous year’s monthly average. Registrations were concentrated in Information Technology and ecommerce (652 new companies), trading (463), services (411), and real estate development and construction (311), alongside tourism and transport (242), healthcare and pharmaceutical (233), food and beverages (158), education (124), mining and quarrying (119), marketing and advertisement (86), fuel and energy (81), textile (79), and corporate agricultural farming (73). Other sectors including auto and allied, power generation, sports and allied, and tobacco accounted for 650 new companies. Private companies made up 58% of new registrations and single member companies 38%, with the remaining 4% comprising unlisted companies, non-profit organizations, trade organizations, and limited liability partnerships. SECP linked the milestone to digital transformation, simplified registration processes, and a facilitative regulatory framework, and indicated it will continue reforms and digitisation to support incorporation and compliance processes.

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