Abbreviations-Pakistan Related tests

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

`

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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