SECP
Regulates companies, capital markets, insurance and non-bank finance. Company registration goes through its eZfile portal.
Also: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, company registration
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Currency transaction report limit raised to Rs 3 million from Rs 2 million: what it means for cash deals
Banks will report cash transactions to the Financial Monitoring Unit only from Rs 3 million, and the new crypto regulator PVARA gets anti-money laundering powers.
28 Oct 2026
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Companies Act 2017: cabinet approves 170 amendments, government to scrap 70% of business rules
The bill is now with Parliament. Adviser Haroon Akhtar Khan says up to three quarters of duplicate regulations will go, with a single-window portal and one inspection regime to follow.
24 Oct 2026
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McCormick to buy at least 76.55% of Unilever Pakistan Foods, maker of Knorr, in global deal
The US spice and flavourings giant has filed its intention to acquire control of the PSX-listed Knorr and Rafhan maker, with a public offer to other shareholders to follow. The deal still needs the Competition Commission's approval.
21 Oct 2026
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SECP opens 24/7 cybersecurity centre to guard its networks, servers and cloud systems
NADRA's chairman inaugurated the regulator's new Security Operations Center, built with UK support. Next, the SECP wants a shared cyber framework for the whole capital market.
20 Oct 2026
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SECP proposes Rs 1 million fines for insurers that delay claims: 7-day document rule, 15-day motor surveys
Proposed changes to the Insurance Rules 2017 would put every claim on a clock and let policyholders bring their own surveyor. Here is the timeline and what it means for you.
13 Oct 2026
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SECP registered 5,241 new companies in September: IT leads with 920, total reaches 317,002
Nearly every new company was registered online, Punjab led the provinces and China supplied most foreign investors. The full breakdown by sector, province and type.
9 Oct 2026
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Fake NADRA, FBR and BISP websites stealing logins: National CERT alert, how to spot one
Phishing sites copying nine government portals were still live after the national cyber team flagged them on Sunday. The list, the real addresses and what to do if you typed in your details.
6 Oct 2026
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AKD Securities warns of Aqeel Karim Dhedhi deepfake videos selling fake schemes
AI videos of AKD's Aqeel Karim Dhedhi and Hina Junaid are selling fake investment plans and stock tips on Facebook. AKD denies any link and has gone to the NCCIA. How to check a broker before you pay.
28 Sept 2026
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SE Fruits IPO: PSX confirms all investors refunded as SECP widens probe
Every rupee from the withdrawn SE Fruits IPO is back in investors' accounts, the PSX says. What the complaint against the prospectus found, and who the SECP is investigating.
21 Sept 2026
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CCP fines oil tanker association Rs 60m: 89 freight rate changes since 2019
The All Pakistan Edible Oil Tanker Owners Association fixed haulage charges out of the Karachi ports and handed out loads by a parchi queue. That cost sat on top of every tin of ghee and cooking oil.
19 Sept 2026
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SECP imposes Rs 4.73bn in penalties and clears 98pc of its case backlog
573 cases closed with reasoned orders, 117 of them against state-owned enterprises. The commonest offences are dull and expensive: late accounts, missed AGMs, no female director.
19 Sept 2026
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Pakistan's first SPAC: LSE SPAC I raises Rs 250m to list a solar firm on PSX
A blank-cheque company bought 19pc of Ningbo Green Light Energy. If the court clears it, a solar installer reaches the PSX without a traditional IPO.
18 Sept 2026
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SECP clears a Rs 3 million Shariah financing app for small shopkeepers
Shaamilkar Tajir lets a small trader buy stock on credit from approved suppliers, up to Rs 3 million, without a bank branch visit. Here is who it is for and what it does not do.
18 Sept 2026
Guide
Earn money online in Pakistan: real ways that pay in rupees (2026)
Five legitimate ways to earn online from Pakistan, how dollars reach your bank in rupees, PSEB registration, the 0.25% IT export tax and the tax return deadline, now 31 October, plus the deposit-first earning apps to avoid.
17 Sept 2026