September 2026, bringing the total number of registered companies in the country to 317,002. Of the new registrations, 99.9% were completed online through SECP’s eZfile portal and integrated federal and provincial systems. Punjab led with 2,740 new company registrations, accounting for 52.3% of the total. Islamabad Capital Territory followed with 1,009 registrations (19.2%), Sindh with 790 (15.1%), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with 428 (8.2%), Gilgit-Baltistan with 169 (3.2%) and Balochistan with 105 (2.0%). The information technology sector recorded the highest number of new incorporations at 920, followed by trading with 808 and services with 599. Other sectors included construction with 339 companies, food and beverages with 239, tourism with 222, real estate development with 193, education with 189, e-commerce with 179, and mining and quarrying with 127. Companies in other sectors accounted for the remaining 1,426 incorporations. Newly incorporated companies also attracted participation from 167 foreign investors during September. China accounted for the largest number, with 113 investors, followed by the United States with seven, the United Kingdom with six, Hong Kong with five, and Singapore and Saudi Arabia with three each. Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Türkiye, Germany, Canada, Spain, Thailand and Afghanistan each accounted for two investors. Investors from other countries totalled 14. The foreign investors included 10 foreign corporate entities and 157 individuals. Gender-disaggregated data showed that women represented 14% of shareholders and directors, 11% of ultimate beneficial owners (UBOs) and 8% of chief executives. Men accounted for the remaining 86%, 89% and 92%, respectively.