Some Important Abbreviations [V0.01] S# 01 02
Abbr. A.A.A A.A.C
03 04
A.B.A A.B.C
05 06 07 08
ABEP A.B.L A.C. A.C.A
09 10
ACR A.D.A
11
A.D.B
12
A.D.B.P
13 14 15
A.D.P A.E A.E.A
16 17 18 19 20 21
A.E.C A.F.C A.G AGM A.H.Q AHRC
22
A.I.D
23
A.I.D.S
24
A.I.E.E
25
A.I.M.C
26 27 28 29 30 31 32
AIOU A.I.R A.J.K A.K A.K.F AKU A.L.
33
A.L.E.S.C.O
34
a.m.
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Meaning Amateur Athletic Association Anno Ante Christum: In the year before Christ Amateur Boxing Association American Broadcasting Company Annual Branch Expansion Plan Allied Bank Limited Ante Christum: Before Christ Association of the Charted Accountants Annual Confidential Report Airport Development Authority Asian Development Bank Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan Annual Development Program Assistant Engineer Atomic Energy Authority Army Education Corps Assistant Food Controller Accountant General Annual General Meeting Army Headquarters Asian Human Rights Commission Agency for International Development Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Associate of the Institute of Electrical Engineering Associate of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering Allama Iqbal Open University All India Radio Azad Jammu Kashmir Azad Jammu Kashmir Azad Kashmir Force Agha Khan University Arab League Arab League Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Ante maridiem: Before noon
S# 46 47
Abbr. A.O.C. A.O.D
Meaning American Oil Company Army Ordnance Depot.
48 49
A.P A.P.A.
Associated Press Associated Press of America
50 51 52 53
A.P.C. A.P.E.C. A.P.I. A.P.N.S
All Parties Conference Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation Associated Press of India All Pakistan Newspapers Society
54 55
A.P.O. A.P.W.A
Asian Productivity Organization All Pakistan Women’s Association
56
A.R.D
57
A.S.
Alliance for the restoration of Democracy Anglo Saxon, At Sight
58 59 60
A.S.E.A.N A.S.F A.S.I.A
61 62 63 64 65 66
ATM A.V A/C. Ad.
67
B.A.S.I.C.
68
B.B.C
Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code British Broad Casting Company
69
B.C.
Before Christ
70
B.C.C.I.
71 72 73 74 75 76 77
B.C.G. B.C.S. B.D.S B.E. B.F. B.H.C. B.I.S.E
78
BMC
Bank of Commerce and Credit International Bacillus Calmete Gueria (T.B vaccine) Bachelors of Computer Science Bachelors of Dental Surgery Bachelors of Engineering Brought Forward Balochistan High Court Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Balochistan Medical College
79
B.P.S.
Basic Pay Scale
B.Ed.
Association of South East Asian Nations Airport Security Force Association of the Society of Incorporated Accounts Automatic Teller Machine Authorized Version Account, Account Current Advertisement B Bachelor of Education
35
A.M.
36 37 38 39 40 41
A.M.C A.M.F A.M.S A.M.U. A.N.C. A.N.G.O.C
42 43 44
A.N.N A.N.P A.N.T.F
45 91 92
A.O. C.B C.B.I.
93 94 95
C.B.R. C.C. CCG
96
CCP
97 98 99
CCPO C.C.T.V. C.D.A
100 101 102
CENTO C.E.O C.G.F
103 104 105
C.G.S C.I.A. C.I.D.
106 107 108 109 110 111
C.J. C.J.C C.J.P C.L.I. C.M. C.M.A.
112 113 114 115
C.M.H. C.M.O. C.N.G C.N.S.
116 117 118 119
C.N.N C.O.A.S CoD C.O.M.S.A.T
120
C.S.D
121
C.S.I.R
122
C.S.I.R.O
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Atrium Magister: In the Year of the World Army Medical Corps Arab Monetary Fund Army Medical Service Asian Monetary Unit African National Congress Asian Non-Governmental Non-Governmental Organization Coalition Asian News Network Awami National Party Anti Narcotic Task Force
80
B.P.S.C
Balochistan Public Service Commission
81 82 83 84 85 86
B.S.F. B.T.U b/o.
Border Security Force British Thermal Unit Brought Over C Chartered Accountant Civil Aviation Authority
87 88 89
C.A.D C.A.L. C.A.R.E
90 141 142
C.A.S. D.C.O. D.D.T
Computer Aided Design China Air Line Co-Operation for American Relief Everywhere Chief of Air Staff District Coordination Officer Dichloro-Diphenyl-richloreoethane Dichloro-Diphenyl-richloreoethane
143 144 145
D.E.O D.G. D.H.A.
District Education Officer Director General Defense Housing Scheme
146
D.I.G.
Deputy Inspector General
147 148 149
D.M.G. D.N.A. D.O.S
District Management Group Dioxiribo Nucleic Acid Disk Operating System
150 151 152
DPO D.S.P D.V.M. D.V.M.
District Police Officer Deputy Superintendent of Police Doctor of veterinary Medicine
153 154 155
D.V.D D8 do
Dynamic Versatile Disk Organization of 8 Developing Countries Ditto (The Same)
156 157 158 159 160 161
E.A.S.Y E.C. E.C.B. E.C.G. E.C.N.R.
E Electronic Assessment Assessment System Election Commission European Central Bank Electro- Cardiograph European Centre for Nuclear Research
162 163 164 165
E.C.O. E.N.T. E.P.I. ERRA
Cable News Network Chief of Army Staff Charter of Democracy Communications Satellite Corporation Canteen Store Department
167 168 169 170
F.A.N.A F.A.O F.A.T.A
171
F.B.I.S.E
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
172
FBR
Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Federal Board of Revenue
173
F.B.S
Federal Board of Statistics
Army Order Caught and Bowled Central Bureau of Investigation Central Board of Revenue Chamber of Commerce Code of Corporate Governance Concerned Citizens of Pakistan Capital City Police Officer Close Circuit Television Capital Development Authority Central Treaty Organization Chief Executive Officer Commonwealth Games Federation Chief of General Staff Crimes Investigation Agency Crimes Investigation Department Chief Justice Chief Justice Committee Chief Justice of Pakistan Calling Line Identification Chief Ministerial Controller of Military Accounts Combined Military Hospital Chief Medical Officer Compressed Natural Gas Central Nervous System
C.A. C.A.A
Economic Cooperation Organization Ear Nose and Throat Extended Program of Immunization Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority F Federally Administrated Northern Areas Food and Agricultural Organization Federally Administrated Tribal Areas
123 124 125
C.S.P. C.S.S C.S.S.P
126 127
C.T. C.T.B.T.
128 129
C/A C/B
130 131 132
C/L C/O C&.A.G
133 134 135 136 137 138 139
Cantt.
140
D.B.M.S
192 193 194 195 196 197 198
G.D.I. G.D.P. G.H.Q G.O.C. GPA G.P.O. G.R.E.
199 200 201 202 203 204
G.S.O. G.S.P. G.S.T. G.T Road H.A.M.A.S
205
H.B.F.C
206 207 208 209 210 211 212
H.B.L H.C H.C.F. H.C.P H.E. HEC HESCO
213 214 215
H.F. H.F.C H.I.M
216
H.I.V
217
HOBC
D.A. D.A.E D.A.G. D.A.O. D.B.A.
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Civil Service of Pakistan Central Superior Services Central Superior Services of Pakistan Certificate in Teaching Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Current Account Cash Book
174 175 176
F.C F.C.R. F.E.P.B F.E.P.B
Frontier Corps Frontier Crimes Regulations Federal Export Promotion Board
177 178
FESCO FFC
Faislabad Electric Supply Company Federal Food Committee
179 180
F.I.A. F.I.F.A
Cash Letter Care of , Carry Over Controller and Auditor General Cantonment D Developing Authority+ Diploma of Associate Engineer Deputy Accountant General District Account Officer Diploma in Business Administration Data Base Management System
181 182 183
F.I.R. F.M. F.R.C.P.S
184 185 186 187 188 189 190
F.T.A F.W.B. F.W.O G.A. GAT G.C.
Federal Investigation Agency Federation International de Football Association First Information Report Field Marshall Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Free Trade Agreement First Women Bank Frontier Works Organization G General Assembly (UN) Graduate Assessment Test Government College. (Lahore)
191
G.C.E.
General Certificate of Education
Gross Domestic Income Gross Domestic Product General Headquarters General Officer Commanding Grade Point Average General Post Office Graduate Record Examination
242 243 244 245 246 247 248
I.G. I.M.F I.M.O I.O.U I.Q I.R.C I.S.O
General Staff Officer Geological Survey of Pakistan General Sales Tax Great Trunk Road H Harkat-al-Maqawana alIslamiyya House Building Finance Corporation Habib Bank Limited High Court Highest Common Factor Hockey Club of Pakistan His/Her Excellency Higher Education Commission Hyderabad Electric Supply Company High Frequency Housing Finance Corporation His/Her Imperial Majesty
249 250 251 252 253 254
I.S.P.R I.S.Ps I.S.S.B
Inspector General International Monetary Fund International Maritime Organization I Owe You Intelligence Quotient International Red Cross International Standardization Organization Inter Services Public Relations Internet Service Providers Inter Services Selection Board J Junior Commissioned Officer Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan
Human Immunodeficiency Immunodeficiency Virus High Octane Blending Component
J.C.O J.U.P
255
K
256 257 258 259 260 261 262
K.D.A K.E.S.C K.G. K.R.L K.S.E
263 264 265
M.A M.B.A M.B.B.S
266
M.B.E
Master of Arts. Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Master of Business Education
267
M.C.A.T
Medical College Admission Test
M.phil
Karachi Development Authority Karachi Electricity Supply Company Kindergarten Khan Research Laboratories Karachi Stock Exchange M Master of Philosophy
218 219 220
H.Q.A H.R H.R.C.P
221 222 223 224
H.R.W H.T.V I.A.A.F
225
I.A.E.A
226 227 228
I.A.F I.B. I.B.A
229
I.B.M
230
I.B.P
231 232
I.C. I.C.C
233
I.C.M.A.P
234
I.C.R.C
235
I.C.S
236 237 238 239
I.C.U I.D.B. IDPs IDSP
240 241
I.E.A IELTS
291
M.T.V
292 293 294 295
M.V.R M.Y.O
296 297 298
299 300 301 302 303
Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam House of Representatives Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Human Rights Watch Heavy Transport Vehicle I International Amateur Athletics Federation International Atomic Energy Agency Indian Air Force Intelligence Bureau Institute of Business Administrating International Business Machine Institute of Bankers in Pakistan Intelligence Corps International Chamber of Commerce Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan International Committee of the Red Crescent International College of Surgeons Intense Care Unit Islamic Development Bank Internally Displaced Persons Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan International Energy Agency International English Language Testing System Music Television
Motor Vehicle Registration Muslim Youth Organization N N.A.D.R.A National Database Registration Authority N.A.F.T.A North American Free Trade Agreement N.A.S.A National Aeronautics and Space Administration N.A.S.S.C.O.M National Association of Software and Services Companies NAT National Aptitude Test N.A.T.C North Atlantic Treaty Council N.A.T.O North Atlantic Treaty Organization N.B.A National Basketball Association N.B.C National Broadcasting Corporation
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268 269 270
M.C.B M.C.Q M.C.S
Muslim Commercial Bank Multiple Choice Questions Master of Computer Science
271 272 273 274
M.com M.D.S M.E.D.O M.E.P.C.O
Master of Commerce Master in Dental Surgery Middle East Defense Organization Manpower Export of Pakistan
275
M.E.S
Military Engineering Service
276 277 278
M.Ed M.I.L.F M.I.S
Master of Education Morocco Islamic Liberation Front Management Information System
279
M.I.U
Mobile Information Unit
280
M.K.S
Meter, Kilogram, Second
281 282
M.L.A M.L.O
Martial Law Administrator Martial Law Order
283
M.N.A
Member of National Assembly
284
M.O
Money Order
285
M.O.H
Medical Health Officer
286 287 288 289
M.O.U M.P MPC M.Q.M
Memorandum of Understanding Military Police Monetary Policy Committee Mutahida Qaumi Movement
290
MSN
Microsoft Network
325
N.I.P.A
326 327 328 329
N.P.S N.S.G N.T.S N.T.N
National Institute of Public Administration National Pay Scales National Supplier Group National Testing Service National Tax Number
330
NUML
331
N.U.S.T
332
N.W.D
333 334 335
N.W.F.P O.A.P.E.C
336
OC
North Western Frontier Province O Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agency Officer Commanding
337
OEMs
Original Equipment Manufacturers
National University of Modern Languages National University of Science and Technology Nationwide Direct Dialing System
304 305 306
N.B.F N.B.P N.C.A
National Book Foundation National Bank of Pakistan National College of Arts
338 339 340
OGRA O.M.G O.P.E.C
307 308
N.C.C N.C.C.P
341 342
O.P.F O.S.D
309
NCHD
343
O.U.P
Oxford University Press
310 311
N.C.I N.D.F.C
344 345
P.A
P Personal Assistant
312
NDRMF
346
P.A.A.F P.A.A.F
Pakistan Amateur Athletic Federation
313
N.E.C.P
347
P.A.C
Public Accounts Committee
314
N.E.S.P.A.K
348
P.A.F
Pakistan Air Force
315
N.E.T.C.O.M
349
P.A.F.A P.A.F.A
Pakistan Air Force Academy
316 317
N.E.W.S N.F.C
National Cadet Corps National Construction Company of Pakistan National Commission for Human Development National Construction Limited National Development Finance Corporation National Disaster Risk Management Framework. Newspaper Editors Council of Pakistan National Engineering Services of Pakistan National Education and Training Commission North East West South National Finance Commission
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Open Management Group Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Officer on Special Duty
350 351
P.A.R.C.O P.A.S.S.C.O
318
N.G.O
Non Governmental Organization
352
PASTIC PASTIC
319
N.G.R.A
National Gas Regulatory Authority
353
P.B.C
Pak-Arab Refinery Company Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Service Corporation. Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center Pakistan Broadcasting Company
320 321
N.H.A N.I.P.A
354 355
P.B.U.H P.C.B
Peace Be Upon Him Pakistan Cricket Board
322
N.I.C
356
P.C.S
Provincial Civil Service
323
N.I.L.A.T
357
P.C.S.I.R
324
N.I.O.C
National Highway Authority National Institute of Public Administration National Insurance Corporation National Institute of Labour Administration Training National Iranian Oil Company
402 403 404
R.A.B R.A.W
Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research R Regional Accountability Bureau Research and Analysis Wing (India)
405
R.C
Red Cross
406
R.C.D
Regional Co-Operation for Development
407 408 409
R.C.S R.E.A.P R.N.A
Red Crescent Society Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan Ribonucleic Acid
410
R.T.O
Railway Transport Officer
411
R.W.P
Rural Works Program
412
Radar
Radio, Angle, Direction and Range
413
ROM
414
S.A.A.R.C
415 416
S.A.F.A S.A.F.E
Read Only Memory S South Asian Association for Regional CoOperation South Asian Federation of Accountants South Asian Free Trade Exchange
358
P.E.C
359
PEMRA
360
PEPCO
361 362 363
P.H.A P.I.A P.I.C.I.C P.I.C.I.C
364
PIEAS
365
P.I.I.A.F
366
P.I.M.S
367 368 369
PLF P.L.S p.m
Pakistan Engineering Council/Pakistan Election Commission Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority Pakistan Electric Power Company Pakistan Housing Authority Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Company Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences Pakistan Institute of International Affairs Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Pakistan Labour Federation Profit and Loss Sharing Post Meridiem
370 371
P.M.A P.M.D.C
Pakistan Military Academy Pakistan Mineral
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Development Corporation 372
P.M.E.B
Pakistan Madrassa Education Board
417
SAFTA
South Asian Free Trade Agreement
373
P.M.L
Pakistan Muslim League
418
S.A.P.T.A
374 375 376 377 378 379 380
P.N.S P.o.W P.P.L P.P.P P.P.S P.Q.A P.R.A
419 420 421 422 423 424 425
S.B.F.C S.B.P S.D.O S.D.P S.E.A.D.O S.E.A.T.O SHO
381
P.R.C
Pakistan National Saving Prisoner of War Pakistan Petroleum Limited Pakistan People’s Party Pakistan Police Service Port Qasim Authority Petroleum Regulatory Authority Pakistan Red Crescent
SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement Small Business Finance Corporation State Bank of Pakistan Sub-Divisional Officer Skill Development Programme South East Asia Defense Organization South East Asia Treaty Organization Station House Officer
426
SHRM
382 383 384 385 386 387 388
P.R.O P.R.S.P P.S.B P.S.C PSF P.S.O P.S.P
Public Relation Officer Punjab Rural Support Program Pakistan Sports Board Pakistan Shipping Corporation People’s Students Federation Pakistan State Oil Police Service of Pakistan
427 428 429 430 431 432 433
S.I.T.E S.J S.L.V S.M.C S.O.S S.P S.P.C.C
389
P.S.P.P
434
S.P.O
390 391
P.S.T P.T.A
Pakistan Security Printing Press Pakistan Standard Time
435 436
S.S S.S.C
Society of Human Resource Management Sindh Industrial Trading Estate Sitara-i-Jurat Satellite Launch Vehicle Special Military Court Save Our Souls Superintendent of Police Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children Strengthening Participatory Organization Subject Specialist Sindh Seed Corporation
392 393
P.T.C P.T.C.L
437 438
S.S.G.C S.S.R
Sui Southern Gas Company Soviet Socialist Republic
394
P.T.I
439
S.T.A.R
395 396 397 398 399
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
P.T.O P.U
Primary Teaching Course Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited Press Trust of India/Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Please Turn Over Punjab University
440 441
P.U.C PYO Ph.D
Paper Under Consideration Pakistan Youth Organization Philosophiate Doctor
442 443 444
Q 401
Q.D.A
445
Satellite for Telecommunication Applications and Research S.T.D Subscriber Trunk Dialing S.T.E.D.E.C Scientific and Technological Development Corporation S.T.N Shalimar Television Network S.U.N.A Sudan News Agency S.U.N.F.E.D Special United Nations Fund for Economic Development S.U.P.A.R.C.O Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Committe U
Quetta Development Authority T
478
U.N.D.P
446
T.A
Travelling Allowance
479
U.N.E.D.A
447
T.A.D.A
480
U.N.E.F
448
T.B
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act Tuberculosis
481
U.N.E.P
449
T.D
Tamgha-i-Difah
482
U.N.E.S.C.O
450
TDAP
483
U.N.F.A.D
451 452
T.F.C T.J
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan Term Finance Certificate Tamgha-i-Jurat
484 485
U.N.G.A U.N.H.C.R
453
T.K
Tamgha-i-Khidmat
486
U.N.I.C
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United Nations Development Development Programme United Nations Economic and Development Administration United Nations Emergency Force United Nations Environment Environment Programme United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Fund for Agricultural Development United Nations General Assembly United Nations Human Rights Commission United Nations Information Center
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T.M.O
Telegraphic Money Order
487
U.N.I.C.E.F
455
T.N.T
Trinitrotoluene
488
U.N.I.D.O
456
T.O.E.F.L
489
U.N.O
457
T.Q.A
Test of English and French Language Tamgha-i-Quad-e-Azam
490
U.N.P.A
458 459 460
TSO’s T.T.C T.T.E
Third Sector Organization Travelling Ticket Checker Travelling Ticket Examiner
491 492 493
UPS U.S.A U.S.A.I.D
U United Arab Emirates United Arab Republic United Bank Limited Upper Division Clerk University of Engineering and Technology Unidentified Flying Object University Grant Commission Ultra-high-frequency United Kingdom Urgent Mail Service United Nations United Nations Atomic Energy Commission United Nations Compensation Commission United Nations Commission of India and Pakistan United Nations Drug Control Programme W Water and Sanitation Authority World Boxing Association World Health Organization
494 495 496 497 498 499
U.S.B U.S.S.R V.C.D V.C.R V.H.F
United Nations fund for Population Activities Uninterrupted Power Supply United States of America United States Agency for International Development Urdu Science Board/Universal Serial Bus United Soviet Socialist Republics V Video Cassette Player Video Cassette Recorder Very High Frequency
500 501 502 503 504 505 506
V.P V.S.S V.T.R V.U
Vice President Voluntary separation Scheme Video Tape Recorder Virtual University
W.A.N
W Wide Area Network
507
W.A.N.A
West Asia and North Africa
508
W.A.P
Wireless Access Point
509
W.A.P.D.A
511
W.A.R W.A.Y
Water and Power Development Development Authority War Against Rape World Assembly of Youth
513 515
W.F.P W.I.C.C.A W.I.C.C.A
517 519
W.M W.T.O
522 524 526 528 530
X.H.T.M.L X’mas YES
461 462 463 464 465 466
U.A.E U.A.R U.B.L U.D.C U.E.T
467 468 469 470 471 472 473
U.F.O U.G.C U.H.F U.K U.M.S U.N U.N.A.E.C
474
U.N.C.C
475 U.N.C.I.P 476
U.N.D.C.P
510
W.A.S.A
512 514
W.B.A W.H.O W.H.O
516 518 520 521 523 525 527 529
W.I.M W.M.D W.W.F W.Z.O W.W.W YoY Z.C
World Islamic Mission Weapons of Mass Destruction World Wildlife Fund World Zionist Organization World Wide Web Y Year –over-Year Zakat Council
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