Some Important Abbreviations [V0.

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S# Abbr. Meaning S# Abbr. Meaning
01 A.A.A Amateur Athletic Association 46 A.O.C. American Oil Company
02 A.A.C Anno Ante Christum: In the year 47 A.O.D Army Ordnance Depot.
before Christ
03 A.B.A Amateur Boxing Association 48 A.P Associated Press
04 A.B.C American Broadcasting 49 A.P.A. Associated Press of America
Company
05 ABEP Annual Branch Expansion Plan 50 A.P.C. All Parties Conference
06 A.B.L Allied Bank Limited 51 A.P.E.C. Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
07 A.C. Ante Christum: Before Christ 52 A.P.I. Associated Press of India
08 A.C.A Association of the Charted 53 A.P.N.S All Pakistan Newspapers Society
Accountants
09 ACR Annual Confidential Report 54 A.P.O. Asian Productivity Organization
10 A.D.A Airport Development Authority 55 A.P.W.A All Pakistan Women’s Association

11 A.D.B Asian Development Bank 56 A.R.D Alliance for the restoration of

Democracy
12 A.D.B.P Agricultural Development Bank 57 A.S. Anglo Saxon, At Sight
of Pakistan
13 A.D.P Annual Development Program 58 A.S.E.A.N Association of South East Asian Nations
14 A.E Assistant Engineer 59 A.S.F Airport Security Force
15 A.E.A Atomic Energy Authority A.S.I.A Association of the Society of Incorporated
Accounts
16 A.E.C Army Education Corps 61 ATM Automatic Teller Machine
17 A.F.C Assistant Food Controller 62 A.V Authorized Version
18 A.G Accountant General 63 A/C. Account, Account Current
19 AGM Annual General Meeting 64 Ad. Advertisement
20 A.H.Q Army Headquarters 65 B
21 AHRC Asian Human Rights Commission66 B.Ed. Bachelor of Education

22 A.I.D Agency for International 67 B.A.S.I.C. Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction
Development Code
23 A.I.D.S Acquired Immune Deficiency 68 B.B.C British Broad Casting Company
Syndrome
24 A.I.E.E Associate of the Institute of 69 B.C. Before Christ
Electrical Engineering
25 A.I.M.C Associate of the Institute of 70 B.C.C.I. Bank of Commerce and Credit
Mechanical Engineering International
26 AIOU Allama Iqbal Open University 71 B.C.G. Bacillus Calmete Gueria (T.B vaccine)
27 A.I.R All India Radio 72 B.C.S. Bachelors of Computer Science
28 A.J.K Azad Jammu Kashmir 73 B.D.S Bachelors of Dental Surgery
29 A.K Azad Jammu Kashmir 74 B.E. Bachelors of Engineering
30 A.K.F Azad Kashmir Force 75 B.F. Brought Forward
31 AKU Agha Khan University 76 B.H.C. Balochistan High Court
32 A.L. Arab League 77 B.I.S.E Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education
33 A.L.E.S.C.O Arab League Educational, 78 BMC Balochistan Medical College
Scientific and Cultural
Organization
34 a.m. Ante maridiem: Before noon 79 B.P.S. Basic Pay Scale

35 A.M. Atrium Magister: In the Year of 80 B.P.S.C Balochistan Public Service Commission
the World
36 A.M.C Army Medical Corps 81 B.S.F. Border Security Force
37 A.M.F Arab Monetary Fund 82 B.T.U British Thermal Unit
38 A.M.S Army Medical Service 83 b/o. Brought Over
39 A.M.U. Asian Monetary Unit 84 C
40 A.N.C. African National Congress 85 C.A. Chartered Accountant
41 A.N.G.O.C Asian Non-Governmental 86 C.A.A Civil Aviation Authority
Organization Coalition
42 A.N.N Asian News Network 87 C.A.D Computer Aided Design
43 A.N.P Awami National Party 88 C.A.L. China Air Line

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44 A.N.T.F Anti Narcotic Task Force 89 C.A.R.E Co-Operation for American Relief
Everywhere
45 A.O. Army Order 90 C.A.S. Chief of Air Staff
91 C.B Caught and Bowled 141 D.C.O. District Coordination Officer
92 C.B.I. Central Bureau of Investigation 142 D.D.T Dichloro-Diphenyl-richloreoethane

93 C.B.R. Central Board of Revenue 143 D.E.O District Education Officer

94 C.C. Chamber of Commerce 144 D.G. Director General
95 CCG Code of Corporate Governance 145 D.H.A. Defense Housing Scheme

96 CCP Concerned Citizens of Pakistan 146 D.I.G. Deputy Inspector General

97 CCPO Capital City Police Officer 147 D.M.G. District Management Group
98 C.C.T.V. Close Circuit Television 148 D.N.A. Dioxiribo Nucleic Acid
99 C.D.A Capital Development Authority 149 D.O.S Disk Operating System

100 CENTO Central Treaty Organization 150 DPO District Police Officer
101 C.E.O Chief Executive Officer 151 D.S.P Deputy Superintendent of Police
102 C.G.F Commonwealth Games D.V.M. Doctor of veterinary Medicine
Federation
103 C.G.S Chief of General Staff 153 D.V.D Dynamic Versatile Disk
104 C.I.A. Crimes Investigation Agency 154 D8 Organization of 8 Developing Countries
105 C.I.D. Crimes Investigation 155 do Ditto (The Same)
Department
106 C.J. Chief Justice 156 E
107 C.J.C Chief Justice Committee 157 E.A.S.Y Electronic Assessment System
108 C.J.P Chief Justice of Pakistan 158 E.C. Election Commission
109 C.L.I. Calling Line Identification 159 E.C.B. European Central Bank
110 C.M. Chief Ministerial 160 E.C.G. Electro- Cardiograph
111 C.M.A. Controller of Military Accounts 161 E.C.N.R. European Centre for Nuclear Research

112 C.M.H. Combined Military Hospital 162 E.C.O. Economic Cooperation Organization
113 C.M.O. Chief Medical Officer 163 E.N.T. Ear Nose and Throat
114 C.N.G Compressed Natural Gas 164 E.P.I. Extended Program of Immunization
115 C.N.S. Central Nervous System 165 ERRA Earthquake Reconstruction and
Rehabilitation Authority
116 C.N.N Cable News Network 167 F
117 C.O.A.S Chief of Army Staff 168 F.A.N.A Federally Administrated Northern Areas
118 CoD Charter of Democracy 169 F.A.O Food and Agricultural Organization
119 C.O.M.S.A.T Communications Satellite 170 F.A.T.A Federally Administrated Tribal Areas
Corporation
120 C.S.D Canteen Store Department 171 F.B.I.S.E Federal Board of Intermediate and
Secondary Education
121 C.S.I.R Council of Scientific and 172 FBR Federal Board of Revenue
Industrial Research
122 C.S.I.R.O Commonwealth Scientific and 173 F.B.S Federal Board of Statistics
Industrial Research Organization

123 C.S.P. Civil Service of Pakistan 174 F.C Frontier Corps

124 C.S.S Central Superior Services 175 F.C.R. Frontier Crimes Regulations
125 C.S.S.P Central Superior Services of 176 F.E.P.B Federal Export Promotion Board
Pakistan
126 C.T. Certificate in Teaching 177 FESCO Faislabad Electric Supply Company
127 C.T.B.T. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty 178 FFC Federal Food Committee

128 C/A Current Account 179 F.I.A. Federal Investigation Agency

129 C/B Cash Book 180 F.I.F.A Federation International de Football
Association
130 C/L Cash Letter 181 F.I.R. First Information Report

131 C/O Care of , Carry Over 182 F.M. Field Marshall

132 C&.A.G Controller and Auditor General 183 F.R.C.P.S Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons
133 Cantt. Cantonment 184 F.T.A Free Trade Agreement

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134 D 185 F.W.B. First Women Bank
135 D.A. Developing Authority+ 186 F.W.O Frontier Works Organization
136 D.A.E Diploma of Associate Engineer 187 G
137 D.A.G. Deputy Accountant General 188 G.A. General Assembly (UN)
138 D.A.O. District Account Officer 189 GAT Graduate Assessment Test
139 D.B.A. Diploma in Business 190 G.C. Government College. (Lahore)
Administration
140 D.B.M.S Data Base Management System 191 G.C.E. General Certificate of Education

192 G.D.I. Gross Domestic Income 242 I.G. Inspector General

193 G.D.P. Gross Domestic Product 243 I.M.F International Monetary Fund
194 G.H.Q General Headquarters 244 I.M.O International Maritime Organization
195 G.O.C. General Officer Commanding I.O.U I Owe You
196 GPA Grade Point Average 246 I.Q Intelligence Quotient
197 G.P.O. General Post Office 247 I.R.C International Red Cross
198 G.R.E. Graduate Record Examination 248 I.S.O International Standardization Organization

199 G.S.O. General Staff Officer 249 I.S.P.R Inter Services Public Relations
200 G.S.P. Geological Survey of Pakistan 250 I.S.Ps Internet Service Providers
201 G.S.T. General Sales Tax 251 I.S.S.B Inter Services Selection Board
202 G.T Road Great Trunk Road 252 J
203 H 253 J.C.O Junior Commissioned Officer
204 H.A.M.A.S Harkat-al-Maqawana 254 J.U.P Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan
alIslamiyya
205 H.B.F.C House Building Finance 255 K
Corporation
206 H.B.L Habib Bank Limited 256 K.D.A Karachi Development Authority
207 H.C High Court 257 K.E.S.C Karachi Electricity Supply Company
208 H.C.F. Highest Common Factor 258 K.G. Kindergarten
209 H.C.P Hockey Club of Pakistan 259 K.R.L Khan Research Laboratories
210 H.E. His/Her Excellency 260 K.S.E Karachi Stock Exchange
211 HEC Higher Education Commission 261 M
212 HESCO Hyderabad Electric Supply 262 M.phil Master of Philosophy
Company
213 H.F. High Frequency 263 M.A Master of Arts.
214 H.F.C Housing Finance Corporation 264 M.B.A Master of Business Administration
215 H.I.M His/Her Imperial Majesty 265 M.B.B.S Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of
Surgery
216 H.I.V Human Immunodeficiency 266 M.B.E Master of Business Education
Virus
217 HOBC High Octane Blending 267 M.C.A.T Medical College Admission Test
Component

218 H.Q.A Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam 268 M.C.B Muslim Commercial Bank

219 H.R House of Representatives 269 M.C.Q Multiple Choice Questions
220 H.R.C.P Human Rights Commission of 270 M.C.S Master of Computer Science
Pakistan
221 H.R.W Human Rights Watch 271 M.com Master of Commerce
222 H.T.V Heavy Transport Vehicle 272 M.D.S Master in Dental Surgery
223 I 273 M.E.D.O Middle East Defense Organization
224 I.A.A.F International Amateur Athletics 274 M.E.P.C.O Manpower Export of Pakistan
Federation
225 I.A.E.A International Atomic Energy 275 M.E.S Military Engineering Service
Agency
226 I.A.F Indian Air Force 276 M.Ed Master of Education
227 I.B. Intelligence Bureau 277 M.I.L.F Morocco Islamic Liberation Front
228 I.B.A Institute of Business 278 M.I.S Management Information System
Administrating
229 I.B.M International Business Machine 279 M.I.U Mobile Information Unit
230 I.B.P Institute of Bankers in Pakistan 280 M.K.S Meter, Kilogram, Second

231 I.C. Intelligence Corps 281 M.L.A Martial Law Administrator

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232 I.C.C International Chamber of 282 M.L.O Martial Law Order
Commerce
233 I.C.M.A.P Institute of Cost and 283 M.N.A Member of National Assembly
Management Accountants of
Pakistan
234 I.C.R.C International Committee of the 284 M.O Money Order
Red Crescent
235 I.C.S International College of 285 M.O.H Medical Health Officer
Surgeons
236 I.C.U Intense Care Unit M.O.U Memorandum of Understanding
237 I.D.B. Islamic Development Bank 287 M.P Military Police
238 IDPs Internally Displaced Persons 288 MPC Monetary Policy Committee
239 IDSP Infectious Disease Society of 289 M.Q.M Mutahida Qaumi Movement
Pakistan
240 I.E.A International Energy Agency 290 MSN Microsoft Network
241 IELTS International English
Language Testing System
291 M.T.V Music Television 325 N.I.P.A National Institute of Public Administration

292 M.V.R Motor Vehicle Registration 326 N.P.S National Pay Scales
293 M.Y.O Muslim Youth Organization 327 N.S.G National Supplier Group
294 N 328 N.T.S National Testing Service
295 N.A.D.R.A National Database 329 N.T.N National Tax Number
Registration Authority
296 N.A.F.T.A North American Free Trade 330 NUML National University of Modern Languages
Agreement
297 N.A.S.A National Aeronautics and Space 331 N.U.S.T National University of Science and
Administration Technology
298 N.A.S.S.C.O.M National Association of 332 N.W.D Nationwide Direct Dialing System
Software and Services
Companies
299 NAT National Aptitude Test 333 N.W.F.P North Western Frontier Province
300 N.A.T.C North Atlantic Treaty Council 334 O
301 N.A.T.O North Atlantic Treaty 335 O.A.P.E.C Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agency
Organization
302 N.B.A National Basketball Association 336 OC Officer Commanding

303 N.B.C National Broadcasting 337 OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturers

Corporation

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304 N.B.F National Book Foundation 338 OGRA Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
305 N.B.P National Bank of Pakistan 339 O.M.G Open Management Group
306 N.C.A National College of Arts 340 O.P.E.C Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries.
307 N.C.C National Cadet Corps 341 O.P.F Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
308 N.C.C.P National Construction Company 342 O.S.D Officer on Special Duty
of Pakistan
309 NCHD National Commission for Human 343 O.U.P Oxford University Press
Development
310 N.C.I National Construction Limited 344 P
311 N.D.F.C National Development Finance 345 P.A Personal Assistant
Corporation
312 NDRMF National Disaster Risk 346 P.A.A.F Pakistan Amateur Athletic Federation
Management Framework.
313 N.E.C.P Newspaper Editors Council of 347 P.A.C Public Accounts Committee
Pakistan
314 N.E.S.P.A.K National Engineering Services of 348 P.A.F Pakistan Air Force
Pakistan
315 N.E.T.C.O.M National Education and Training 349 P.A.F.A Pakistan Air Force Academy
Commission
316 N.E.W.S North East West South 350 P.A.R.C.O Pak-Arab Refinery Company
317 N.F.C National Finance Commission 351 P.A.S.S.C.O Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Service
Corporation.
318 N.G.O Non Governmental Organization 352 PASTIC Pakistan Scientific and Technological
Information Center
319 N.G.R.A National Gas Regulatory Authority 353 P.B.C Pakistan Broadcasting Company

320 N.H.A National Highway Authority 354 P.B.U.H Peace Be Upon Him
321 N.I.P.A National Institute of Public 355 P.C.B Pakistan Cricket Board
Administration
322 N.I.C National Insurance Corporation P.C.S Provincial Civil Service

323 N.I.L.A.T National Institute of Labour 357 P.C.S.I.R Pakistan Council for Scientific and
Administration Training Industrial Research
324 N.I.O.C National Iranian Oil Company 402 R
403 R.A.B Regional Accountability Bureau
358 P.E.C Pakistan Engineering 404 R.A.W Research and Analysis Wing (India)
Council/Pakistan Election
Commission
359 PEMRA Pakistan Electronic Media 405 R.C Red Cross
Regulatory Authority
360 PEPCO Pakistan Electric Power 406 R.C.D Regional Co-Operation for Development
Company
361 P.H.A Pakistan Housing Authority 407 R.C.S Red Crescent Society
362 P.I.A Pakistan International Airlines 408 R.E.A.P Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan
363 P.I.C.I.C Pakistan Industrial Credit and 409 R.N.A Ribonucleic Acid
Investment Company
364 PIEAS Pakistan Institute of 410 R.T.O Railway Transport Officer
Engineering and Applied
Sciences
365 P.I.I.A.F Pakistan Institute of 411 R.W.P Rural Works Program
International Affairs
366 P.I.M.S Pakistan Institute of Medical 412 Radar Radio, Angle, Direction and Range
Sciences
367 PLF Pakistan Labour Federation 413 ROM Read Only Memory
368 P.L.S Profit and Loss Sharing S
369 p.m Post Meridiem 414 S.A.A.R.C South Asian Association for Regional
CoOperation

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370 P.M.A Pakistan Military Academy 415 S.A.F.A South Asian Federation of Accountants
371 P.M.D.C Pakistan Mineral 416 S.A.F.E South Asian Free Trade Exchange
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 SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement

374 P.N.S Pakistan National Saving 419 S.B.F.C Small Business Finance Corporation
375 P.o.W Prisoner of War 420 S.B.P State Bank of Pakistan
376 P.P.L Pakistan Petroleum Limited 421 S.D.O Sub-Divisional Officer
377 P.P.P Pakistan People’s Party 422 S.D.P Skill Development Programme
378 P.P.S Pakistan Police Service 423 S.E.A.D.O South East Asia Defense Organization
379 P.Q.A Port Qasim Authority 424 S.E.A.T.O South East Asia Treaty Organization
380 P.R.A Petroleum Regulatory Authority 425 SHO Station House Officer

381 P.R.C Pakistan Red Crescent 426 SHRM Society of Human Resource Management

382 P.R.O Public Relation Officer 427 S.I.T.E Sindh Industrial Trading Estate
383 P.R.S.P Punjab Rural Support Program 428 S.J Sitara-i-Jurat
384 P.S.B Pakistan Sports Board 429 S.L.V Satellite Launch Vehicle
385 P.S.C Pakistan Shipping Corporation 430 S.M.C Special Military Court
386 PSF People’s Students Federation 431 S.O.S Save Our Souls
387 P.S.O Pakistan State Oil 432 S.P Superintendent of Police
388 P.S.P Police Service of Pakistan 433 S.P.C.C Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Children
389 P.S.P.P Pakistan Security Printing Press 434 S.P.O Strengthening Participatory Organization

390 P.S.T Pakistan Standard Time 435 S.S Subject Specialist

391 P.T.A Pakistan Telecommunication 436 S.S.C Sindh Seed Corporation
Authority
392 P.T.C Primary Teaching Course 437 S.S.G.C Sui Southern Gas Company
393 P.T.C.L Pakistan Telecommunication S.S.R Soviet Socialist Republic
Company Limited
394 P.T.I Press Trust of India/Pakistan 439 S.T.A.R Satellite for Telecommunication
Tehreek-e-Insaf Applications and Research
395 P.T.O Please Turn Over 440 S.T.D Subscriber Trunk Dialing
396 P.U Punjab University 441 S.T.E.D.E.C Scientific and Technological Developmen
Corporation
397 P.U.C Paper Under Consideration 442 S.T.N Shalimar Television Network
398 PYO Pakistan Youth Organization 443 S.U.N.A Sudan News Agency
399 Ph.D Philosophiate Doctor 444 S.U.N.F.E.D Special United Nations Fund for Economi
Development
Q 445 S.U.P.A.R.C.O Space and Upper Atmosphere Research
Committe
401 Q.D.A Quetta Development Authority U

T 478 U.N.D.P United Nations Development Programme

446 T.A Travelling Allowance 479 U.N.E.D.A United Nations Economic and
Development Administration
447 T.A.D.A Terrorist and Disruptive 480 U.N.E.F United Nations Emergency Force
Activities Act
448 T.B Tuberculosis 481 U.N.E.P United Nations Environment Programme

449 T.D Tamgha-i-Difah 482 U.N.E.S.C.O United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization
450 TDAP Trade Development Authority of 483 U.N.F.A.D United Nations Fund for Agricultural
Pakistan Development
451 T.F.C Term Finance Certificate 484 U.N.G.A United Nations General Assembly

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 452 T.J Tamgha-i-Jurat 485 U.N.H.C.R United Nations Human Rights Commissio

453 T.K Tamgha-i-Khidmat 486 U.N.I.C United Nations Information Center

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` T.M.O Telegraphic Money Order 487 U.N.I.C.E.F United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
455 T.N.T Trinitrotoluene 488 U.N.I.D.O United Nations Industrial Development
Organization
456 T.O.E.F.L Test of English and French 489 U.N.O United Nations Organization
Language
457 T.Q.A Tamgha-i-Quad-e-Azam 490 U.N.P.A United Nations fund for Population
Activities
458 TSO’s Third Sector Organization 491 UPS Uninterrupted Power Supply
459 T.T.C Travelling Ticket Checker 492 U.S.A United States of America
460 T.T.E Travelling Ticket Examiner 493 U.S.A.I.D United States Agency for International
Development
461 U 494 U.S.B Urdu Science Board/Universal Serial Bus
462 U.A.E United Arab Emirates 495 U.S.S.R United Soviet Socialist Republics
463 U.A.R United Arab Republic 496 V
464 U.B.L United Bank Limited 497 V.C.D Video Cassette Player
465 U.D.C Upper Division Clerk 498 V.C.R Video Cassette Recorder
466 U.E.T University of Engineering and 499 V.H.F Very High Frequency
Technology
467 U.F.O Unidentified Flying Object 500 V.P Vice President
468 U.G.C University Grant Commission 501 V.S.S Voluntary separation Scheme
469 U.H.F Ultra-high-frequency 502 V.T.R Video Tape Recorder
470 U.K United Kingdom 503 V.U Virtual University
471 U.M.S Urgent Mail Service 504
472 U.N United Nations 505 W
473 U.N.A.E.C United Nations Atomic Energy 506 W.A.N Wide Area Network
Commission
474 U.N.C.C United Nations Compensation 507 W.A.N.A West Asia and North Africa
Commission
475 U.N.C.I.P United Nations Commission of W.A.P Wireless Access Point
India and Pakistan
476 U.N.D.C.P United Nations Drug Control 509 W.A.P.D.A Water and Power Development Authority
Programme
W W.A.R War Against Rape
510 W.A.S.A Water and Sanitation Authority 511 W.A.Y World Assembly of Youth

512 W.B.A World Boxing Association 513 W.F.P World Food Programme
514 W.H.O World Health Organization 515 W.I.C.C.A World Islamic Council of Culture and Arts

516 W.I.M World Islamic Mission 517 W.M Wafaqi Mohtasib

518 W.M.D Weapons of Mass Destruction 519 W.T.O World Trade Organization
520 W.W.F World Wildlife Fund X
521 W.Z.O World Zionist Organization 522 X.H.T.M.L Extensible Hypertext Markup Language
523 W.W.W World Wide Web 524 X’mas Christmas
525 Y 526 YES Youth Engagement Service
527 YoY Year –over-Year 528 Z
529 Z.C Zakat Council 530 ZTBL Zaraee Tarraqiati Bank

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