The Company Registration Offices (CROs) of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will remain open on Saturday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm with effect from February 01, 2017 onwards.
The step has been taken to provide guidance / facilitation regarding availability of name, new company formation and filing of statutory returns. The facilitation will be provided by the officers of Incorporation & Facilitation wing under the supervision of in-charge or Joint Registrar.
Accordingly, Company Registration Office (CRO), Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi would remain open for the facilitation of public from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm on every Saturday. The idea behind this initiative is to encourage investors to adopt the corporate form of business organization, enhance compliance rate and reduce the cost of doing business.-PR