The Securities and Trade Fee of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday denied current reviews suggesting a mass exit of overseas corporations from Pakistan, calling the claims “maliciously misrepresented.”
Officers defined that between 2022 and 2025, solely 19 overseas corporations wound up operations in Pakistan whereas 79 new overseas corporations have been registered throughout the identical interval.
They stated the determine of 125 corporations circulating in some reviews represents the full variety of overseas firm closures since 1977, not current years, and this data is clearly mirrored on the SECP’s official web site, together with the yr of closure for every firm.
SECP officers stated the web site clearly signifies the yr of closure for every firm.
At current, 1,157 overseas corporations are registered in Pakistan.
Officers stated the info additional reveals continued investor curiosity, with overseas funding made in 82 Pakistani corporations in January 2026 alone, originating from nations together with China, the US, the UK, Turkey, Australia, and Germany.