SECP registers 342 companies in March

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 342 companies in March. The private companies have the highest share in the new incorporations totalling 301. In addition, 29 single-member companies, 1 public unlisted company, 5 non-profit associations and 6 foreign companies got registered.
Company Registration Office (CRO), Lahore registered 128 companies, the CRO in Islamabad and Karachi registering 83 and 80 companies respectively. CROs of Multan and Faisalabad registered 14 companies each while the CROs in Peshawar, and Quetta registered 19 and 4 companies respectively.-PR