The Securities and Trade Fee of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday denied current reviews suggesting a mass exit of overseas firms from Pakistan, calling the claims “maliciously misrepresented.”
Officers defined that between 2022 and 2025, solely 19 overseas firms wound up operations in Pakistan whereas 79 new overseas firms have been registered throughout the identical interval.
They mentioned the determine of 125 firms circulating in some reviews represents the entire variety of overseas firm closures since 1977, not current years, and this info is clearly mirrored on the SECP’s official web site, together with the 12 months of closure for every firm.
SECP officers mentioned the web site clearly signifies the 12 months of closure for every firm.
At current, 1,157 overseas firms are registered in Pakistan.
Officers mentioned the information additional exhibits continued investor curiosity, with overseas funding made in 82 Pakistani firms in January 2026 alone, originating from nations together with China, the USA, the UK, Turkey, Australia, and Germany.