SECP registers record 4,082 companies in April

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 4,082 companies in April 2026, marking the highest number of incorporations in a single month in the country’s corporate history, according to a statement issued on Thursday.

The latest additions took the total number of registered companies in Pakistan to 294,101, the regulator said.

The SECP also reported new daily highs during the month. It said 300 companies were registered on April 27, followed by 340 registrations on April 30, setting fresh single-day records.

According to the statement, Punjab accounted for the largest share of new company registrations in April. A total of 2,093 companies were incorporated in the province, representing 51% of the monthly total.

The Islamabad Capital Territory ranked second with 719 new registrations, or 18% of the total, while Sindh recorded 600 new companies, making up 15%.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa saw 325 companies registered during the month, accounting for 8% of the total. Gilgit-Baltistan recorded 276 new incorporations, equal to 7%, while Balochistan posted 69 registrations, or 2%.

Highest monthly incorporation figure

The SECP statement described April’s performance as a record for monthly company registration in Pakistan. The figures also showed continued activity across multiple regions, with Punjab contributing more than half of all new incorporations during the month.

The regulator’s data further highlighted strong registration activity in the federal capital and Sindh, while Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan also added to the overall tally.

The announcement comes with the total number of registered companies now standing at 294,101, reflecting the cumulative size of the country’s documented corporate sector as maintained by the SECP.

The statement did not provide additional sector-wise details in the report, but it underscored the scale of April’s registrations by noting both the monthly record and the two daily peaks achieved before the end of the month.

The regulator said the strongest daily performances came on April 27 and April 30, when 300 and 340 companies were registered, respectively.

With April setting a new benchmark for incorporations, the official figures point to a rise in the number of companies entering the formal corporate framework under the SECP’s registration system.