ISLAMABAD: The number of registered companies in Pakistan is close to the 300,000 benchmark after the record 4,082 firms were incorporated in April. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has announced that the number of registered companies in Pakistan has reached 294,101. The SECP also set new daily incorporation records during the same period, registering 300 companies on April 27, a figure surpassed just days later when 340 companies were incorporated on April 30.