ISLAMABAD:

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) incorporated 4,082 companies in April 2026, the highest monthly figure in the country’s corporate history, according to a statement issued on Thursday.

The total number of registered companies has reached 294,101. The SECP also set daily records, registering 300 companies on April 27 and 340 on April 30. Punjab accounted for 51% of new registrations (2,093), followed by the Islamabad Capital Territory with 719 (18%), Sindh with 600 (15%) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with 325 (8%), Gilgit-Baltistan with 276 (7%), and Balochistan with 69 (2%).