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Certified Pakistani Articles of Incorporation Translation
Certified translation of the documents that constitute and evidence a Pakistani company, with the corporate form, the registry references and the powers of the representatives reproduced exactly rather than mapped onto US equivalents that carry different law.
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Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
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SECP, and the two constitutive documents
A Pakistani company is constituted by a Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association filed with the SECP, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, which issues the certificate of incorporation. As in India, the memorandum states the objects and the articles govern internal management, and an office asking for "the articles" frequently needs both.
The objects clause matters substantively: an act outside it can be challenged, so it is translated in full rather than summarised.
Private limited, single member and the suffix
The private limited company is the dominant form, with a single member company variant permitted, and public limited companies both listed and unlisted. The suffix — (Pvt) Limited, (SMC-Pvt) Limited, Limited — is part of the legal name and carries the form.
None maps onto a US entity, and the Pakistani designation is kept rather than converted.
NTN, incorporation number and Form A
The company carries an incorporation number from the SECP and an NTN, the national tax number, and the two are frequently confused by foreign readers. Both are reproduced exactly.
Annual returns and changes of directors are filed on numbered SECP forms, and those filings — rather than a restated text — are what evidence the company's current state. Ask which you hold before ordering.
English, Urdu and attestation
Pakistani corporate documents are largely in English, so a translation may not be needed at all — ask the office before ordering. Where a document carries Urdu, the Urdu still needs translating.
Documents for use abroad commonly require attestation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is a page of the packet and is translated with the rest. See our Urdu page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Every seal, stamp, notarial recital and registry annotation is translated — a corporate document with its endorsements missing is not a complete document. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Memorandum or articles?
Both, usually. The objects clause is in the memorandum and an act outside it can be challenged.
What is an SMC?
A single member company — a permitted variant of the private limited form. The suffix is part of the legal name.
Incorporation number or NTN?
SECP incorporation number and national tax number. Different things, and both are reproduced exactly.
My documents are in English.
Then you may need nothing. Ask the office first.
Ready to get started?
Upload the deed or the registry extract and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.