Pakistan
In Pakistan, the company registry is the SECP Company Registration Office, searchable by name on eServices.
- Official company register
- SECP Company Registration Office (eServices)
- Free online search
- Partial
- Company identifier
- CUIN (Corporate Unique Identification Number)
- Who can see beneficial owners
- Obliged entities and authorities only
- Data access for developers
- No API
- Company search
- eservices.secp.gov.pk
- Checked on
Search Pakistani companies by name on SECP eServices. Fees are set in the Seventh Schedule to the Companies Act 2017, and certified copies of incorporation documents and statutory returns are issued free on registration and filing. The register of members is filed with SECP and public, but the UBO register is not publicly accessible. Companies are identified by the CUIN.
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Run by
- Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
- Registry website
- secp.gov.pk
- Visible for free
- Company name search on SECP eServices.
- Paid documents and fees
- Fees are set in the Seventh Schedule to the Companies Act 2017 (updated to 20 April 2026). Since 31 May 2016, certified copies of incorporation documents are issued free on registration, and certified copies of statutory returns free on filing.
- Beneficial ownership register
- Register of ultimate beneficial owners (section 123A, Companies Act 2017; Form-45 declaration)
- Beneficial ownership access in detail
- The UBO register (s.123A, Form-45) is not public: companies keep it and file it with the registrar only on demand. SECP now accepts Form-45 declarations online through eServices but provides no public access.
- Beneficial ownership register website
- secp.gov.pk
- API or data service
- No
- Search interface languages
- English
- What an official extract contains
- Certified copies of incorporation documents and statutory returns; register of members (s.452).
- What to know before a KYB check
- The register of members (s.452) is filed and public, so shareholder data can be obtained from the registrar; UBO information is held by the company and SECP and is not published.
- Sources
Page URL SECP – FAQ: register of members vs register of UBOs https://www.secp.gov.pk/faq/how-the-regulatory-requirements-for-maintenance-of-register-of-members-required-under-section-452-of-the-companies-act-2017-differs-from-the-register-of-ultimate-beneficial-owners/ SECP – Press release: SECP automates Ultimate Beneficial Ownership Form https://www.secp.gov.pk/media-center/press-releases/secp-automates-ultimate-beneficial-ownership-form-for-companies/ SECP – Schedule of Fee / Seventh Schedule https://www.secp.gov.pk/company-formation/fee-calculator/schedule-of-feesixth-schedule/ SECP – Press release: free certified copies (2016) https://www.secp.gov.pk/media-center/press-releases/secp-substantially-reduces-its-fee-and-provides-free-certified-copies/ SECP eServices – Search Company Name https://eservices.secp.gov.pk/eServices/CTC_CompanySearch.jsp - Verification
- Some fields unverified
Questions
Where are SECP fees set?
In the Seventh Schedule to the Companies Act 2017.
Is the register of members public in Pakistan?
Yes. It is filed with SECP and public, but the UBO register is not publicly accessible.
What is a CUIN?
The Corporate Unique Identification Number that identifies a Pakistani company.
Sources: each listing is compiled from the registry’s own website, the government body that runs it, official fee schedules and legislation, and the EU e-Justice portal. Every source is linked on the listing with the date it was checked. How we compile this reference