Overview
- New incorporations brought Rs8.4 billion in paid-up capital, lifting Pakistan’s registry to 283,540 companies.
- Private limited firms made up 59% of new entries, single-member companies 38%, with 3% spanning public unlisted, not-for-profit and LLPs.
- Punjab led with 1,998 registrations, followed by Islamabad 747, Sindh 601, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 343, Gilgit-Baltistan 127 and Balochistan 65.
- IT and e-commerce topped sectors with 729 firms, ahead of trading 613, services 494, and real estate development and construction 347.
- Foreign investors participated in 82 newly formed companies from a wide mix of countries including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Malaysia, South Korea, Spain and Ukraine.