Administrative Units of Pakistan

AJK Azad Jammu & Kashmir

BA Balochistan

GB Gilgit-Baltistan

ICT Islamabad Capital Territory

KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PB Punjab

SD Sindh

LPG LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas

2. TNT 2. TNT: Tri Nitro Toluen
3. RNA 3. RNA: Ribonucleic Acid
4. CNG: Co4. CNG: Compressed Natural Gas
5. ATP: Ad 5. ATP: Adenosine Tri Phosphate
6. RBC: Re 6. RBC: Red Blood Cells/Corpuscles
7. ECG: El 7. ECG: Electro Cardio Gram
8. PVC: Pol8. PVC: Poly vinyl Chloride
9. RAM: R 9. RAM: Random Access Memory
10. CFC: C 10. CFC: Chloro Fluoro Carbon
11. LASER: 11. LASER: Light Amplification by Stimulated emission of Radiation
12. RADAR:12. RADAR: Radio Detection And Ranging
13. AIDS: 13. AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
14. ROM: 14. ROM: Read Only Memory
15. LAN: L 15. LAN: Local Area Network
16. WWW:16. WWW: World Wide Web
17. DNA: D17. DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid
18. SONAR:18. SONAR: Sound Navigation And Ranging
19. SARS: 19. SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
20. NTP: N20. NTP: Network Time Protocol/ Normal Temperature and Pressure
21. RQ: Re21. RQ: Respiratory Quotient
22. NPN: N22. NPN: Negative Positive Negative
23. PNP: P 23. PNP: Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase
24. WAN: 24. WAN: Wide Area Network
25. CPU: Ce25. CPU: Central Processing Unit
26. BCG: B26. BCG: Bacillus Calmette Guerin
27. STP: S 27. STP: Standard Temperature And Pressure/Shielded Twisted Pair/Sodium Tripolyphosphate/Spanning Tree Protoc
28. ATP: A 28. ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate
29. KWh: K29. KWh: Kilo Watt Hour
30. BTU: Br30. BTU: British thermal Unit
31. LDL: L 31. LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein
32. MAF: M32. MAF: Million Acre Feet
33. HDL: H33. HDL: Hardware Description Language
34. MCV: 34. MCV: Mean Corpuscular Volume
35. UHF: U35. UHF: Ultra High Frequency
36. LED: Li 36. LED: Light emitting Diode
37. LCD: Li 37. LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
38. BASIC: 38. BASIC: Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
39. MASER:39. MASER: Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
40. ETT: E 40. ETT: Educational Telecommunications and Technology/ European Transaction on Telecommunication
41. HST: H 41. HST: High Speed Technology/ High Speed Train (in UK)/Hubble Space Telescope
42. DBS: Da42. DBS: Data Base Server/ Direct Broadcast Satellite
43. CRO: C43. CRO: Cathode Ray Oscilloscope
44. BOT: B 44. BOT: Build, Operate and Transfer/Botulinum Toxin
45. AMU: A45. AMU: Atomic Mass Unit
46. EMF: E46. EMF: Electro Motive force
47. ADH: A47. ADH: Anti-diuretic Hormone
48. GeV: Gi48. GeV: Giga Electro Volt
49. CRT: C 49. CRT: Cathode Ray Tube
50. CNS: C 50. CNS: Central Nervous System
51. PTFE: P51. PTFE: Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene
52. GUT: G52. GUT: Grand Unified Theory
53. LONAR:53. LONAR: Long Range Navigation
54. MeV: M54. MeV: Mega Electron Volt/ Million Electron Volt/ Multi-experiment Viewer
55. AWACS:55. AWACS: Airborne Warning and Control System 56. CCTV: Closed-Circuit Television
56. ABM: An 56. ABM: Anti-Ballistic Missile
57. AC: Alt57. AC: Alternating Current/Air Conditioning
58 AEC: At58 AEC: Atomic Energy Commission
59. Alt: Al 59. Alt: Altitude
60. AM: An60. AM: Ante Maridiem (Before Noon/Midday)
61. Amp: 61. Amp: Ampere
62. APTEC:62. APTEC: All Pakistan Technology Engineers Council
63. ATM: A63. ATM: Automated Teller Machine (Banking)
64. AW: At64. AW: Atomic Weight/ Asia Watch
65. BIOS: 65. BIOS: Basic Input Output System
66. BDS: B 66. BDS: Bachelor Of Dental Surgery/ Bomb Disposal Squad
67. BP: Blo67. BP: Blood Pressure/ Boiling Point/ Blue Print 13. C/A: Current Account
68. CAA: Ci68. CAA: Civil Aviation Authority
69. CABB: 69. CABB: Centre Of Agricultural Biochemistry And Biotechnology 16. CAD: Computer-Aided Design
70. Cal: Ca70. Cal: Calorie
71. CD: Co71. CD: Compact Disc/ Civil Defence/ Community Development
72. CD-RO 72. CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory
73. CECP: 73. CECP: Cotton Export Corporation Of Pakistan
74. CHASN74. CHASNUPP: Chashma Nuclear Power Plant
75. CMCC: 75. CMCC: China Mobile Communications Corporation
76. COM: 76. COM: Computer Aided Manufacturing
77. COMSAT 77. COMSAT: Communications Satellite Corporation
78. COMSTE 78. COMSTECH: Council Of Scientific And Technology Cooperation Of Islamic Conference
79. CSIRO:79. CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation
80. CTBT: 80. CTBT: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
81. CT-Sca 81. CT-Scan: Computerised Axial Tomography Scanning
82. DVD: D82. DVD: Dynamic Versatile Disc
83. ECAT: 83. ECAT: Engineering Colleges Admission Test
84. EDB: E 84. EDB: Engineering Development Board
85. EEG: E 85. EEG: Electroencephalogram
86. ENERCO 86. ENERCON: Energy Conservation Centre
87. EPA: E 87. EPA: Energy Protection Agency
88. EPD: E 88. EPD: Energy Protection Department
89. ESA: E 89. ESA: European Space Agency
90. ESRO: 90. ESRO: European Space Research Organisation
91. FAT: Fi 91. FAT: File Allocation Table
92. FCPS: 92. FCPS: Fellow Of The Royal College Of Physicians And Surgeons
93. FM: Fr 93. FM: Frequency Modulation
94. FMCT: F94. FMCT: Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty
95. FRCS: 95. FRCS: Fellow Of The Royal College Of Surgeons
96. GHz. G96. GHz. Gigahertz
97. GMT: 97. GMT: Greenwich Mean Tim
98. HIV: H 98. HIV: Human Immune Deficiency Virus
99. HTML: 99. HTML: Hypertext Mark-Up Language
100. HTTP:100. HTTP: Hypertext Transfer Protocol
101. IAEA: 101. IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency (UN)
102. IBM: 102. IBM: International Business Machine
103. IC: In 103. IC: Integrated Circuit/ Intelligence Corps
104. ICBM:104. ICBM: Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
105. ICU: I 105. ICU: Intensive Care Unit
106. IEA: 106. IEA: International Energy Agency
107. INSTR107. INSTRAW: International Research And Training Institute For The Advancement Of Women
108. INTEL108. INTELSAC: International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium
109. Intels109. Intelsat: International Telecommunications Satellite Organisation
110. IRBM:110. IRBM: Intermediate Range ballistic Missile
111. ISP: I 111. ISP: Internet Service Provider
112. IT: I 112. IT: Information Technology
113. ITB: 113. ITB: Information Technology Board
114. JAXA:114. JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
115. KANUP 115. KANUPP: Karachi Nuclear Power Plant
116. KAPC 116. KAPCO: Kot Adu Power Company
117. kHz: K117. kHz: Kilohertz
118. KV: Ki118. KV: Kilo Volt
119. kW: K119. kW: Kilowatt
120. MCAT:120. MCAT: Medical Colleges Admission Test
121. MDS: 121. MDS: Master In Dental Surgery
122. MNP:122. MNP: Mobile Number Probability
123. MRBM: 123. MRBM: Medium Range Ballistic Missile
124. MRCP:124. MRCP: Member Of Royal College Of Physicians
125. MRCS:125. MRCS: Member Of Royal College Of Surgeons
126. MRI: 126. MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
127. MS: M127. MS: Medical Superintendent
128. MSN: 128. MSN: Microsoft Network
129. MW: 129. MW: Megawatt
130. NADRA 130. NADRA: National Database And Registration Authority
131. NEPRA131. NEPRA: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
132. NM: N132. NM: Nautical Mile
133. NMD:133. NMD: National Missile Defence
134. NPT: N134. NPT: Non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty
135. NRA: 135. NRA: Nuclear Regulatory Authority
136. OGRA:136. OGRA: Oil And Gas Regulatory Authority
137. NWD:137. NWD: Nation Wide Dialling
138. OGDC:138. OGDC: Oil And Gas Development Corporation
139. pm: P139. pm: Post Meridiem
140. PEMRA 140. PEMRA: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
141. PTA: 141. PTA: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
142. RADAR 142. RADAR: Radio Detection and Ranging
143. SALT: 143. SALT: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
144. SLV: S144. SLV: Satellite Launch Vehicle
145. SMS: 145. SMS: Short Message Service
146. SNGPL146. SNGPL: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
147. SONAR 147. SONAR: Sound Navigation And Ranging
148. SSGPL148. SSGPL: Sui Southern Gas Pipeline Limited
149. STD: S149. STD: Subscriber’s Trunk Dialling
150. STM: 1S 50. STM: Subscriber Identification
151. SUPAR151. SUPARCO: Space And Upper Atmosphere Research Committee (Pakistan)
152. TB: Tu152. TB: Tubercle Bacillus/ Tuberculosis
153. UHF: 153. UHF: Ultra High Frequency
154. UNAEC 154. UNAEC: United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
155. UNESC155. UNESCO: United Nations Education, Scientific And Cultural Organisation
156. VCD: 156. VCD: Video Compact Disc
157. VHF: 157. VHF: Very High Frequency
158. WAN:158. WAN: Wide Area Network
159. WAP: 159. WAP: Wireless Application Protocol
160. WAPD160. WAPDA: Water And Power Development Authority
161. WHO:161. WHO: World Health Organisation
162. WMD:162. WMD: Weapons Of Mass Destruction
163. WWF:163. WWF: World Wildlife Fund
164. ZPG: 164. ZPG: Zero Population Growth

Abbreviations for SPCS PPCS FPCS BPCS CSS Short Commissions

1. Pakistan Ready-made Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA).
2. Institute of Cost & Management Account-ants of Pakistan (ICMAP)
3. Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI)
4. Pakistan Compliance Initiative (PCI)
5. World Trade Organisation (WTO)
6. Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC)
7. Participation term certificates (PTCs).
8. The Export Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of India (ECGC)
9. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
10. Food Standard Agency (FSA)
11. Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP)
12. All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA).
13. Historical land race (HLR)
14. Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)
15. The Sales Promotions Officers (SPO’s)
16. Free trade agreement (FTA)
17. Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation (PICIC)
18. Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
19. Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA)
20. Foreign direct investment (FDI)
21. Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI)
22. The Resource Group (TRG)
23. Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE)
24. Sales Tax Automated Refund Repository (STARR)
25. Central Board of Revenue (CBR)
26. The National Productivity Organization (NPO)
27. Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WCCI)
28. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)
29. Asian Productivity Organization’s (APO)
30. Technical Expert Services (TES)
31. Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB)
32. Rice Research Institute (RRI)
33. Grain and Food Traders Association (GAFTA)
34. Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL)
35. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
36. Extra-departmental public call offices (ED-PCOs)
37. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
38. Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA)
39. Export Development Fund (EDF)
40. The Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Board (PHDEB)
41. Pakistan Cloth Exporters Association (APCEA).
42. National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)
43. Frequency Allocation Board (FAB)
44. National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)
45. Most favoured nation (MFN)
46. South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta)
47. The least developed countries (LDC)
48. Central Asian Republics (CARs)
49. Early harvest programme (EHP)
50. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
51. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
52. Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC)
53. Bilateral investment treaty (BIT)
54. Generalised system of preferences (GSP)
55. Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI)
56. Afghan Transit Trade (ATT)
57. Joint Economic Commission (JEC)
58. Economic Advisory Group (EAG)
59. Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda)
60. Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI)
61. National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC)
62. Independent Power Producers (IPPs),
63. Central Power Purchase Agent (CPPA)
64. World Bank (WB)
65. Wapda Power Privatisation Organisation (WPPO)
66. The Economic Affairs Division (EAD)
67. Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
68. Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC)
69. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)
70. Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP)
71. China Home Textile Association (CHTA)
72. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
73. International Monetary Fund (IMF).
74. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
75. Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
76. Software Architect Tour (SAT)
77. Pakistan Steel (PS)
78. Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP)
79. Staff Training Institute (STI)
80. Ministry of Industries and Production (MOIP)
81. Initial public offerings (IPOs)
82. Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)
83. Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC).
84. Global Depository Receipts (GDRs)
85. National Fertiliser Development Corporation (NFDC),
86. Agricultural Development Bank (ADB),
87. Preson Desckon International (PDI)
88. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)
89. Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP)
90. Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA)
91. Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI),
92. Medium Taxpayer Unit (MTU)
93. General sales tax (GST) 
94. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata),
95. Regional Commissioners of Income Tax (RCITs)
96. Large Taxpayers Units (LTUs)
97. The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
98. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP)
99. Left Bank Outfall Drainage (LBOD)
100. Higher Education Commission (HEC)
101. Competitiveness Support Fund (CSP)
102. Drought Emergency Relief Assistance (DERA)
103. Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
104. Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC)
105. Energy National Hydro (ENI)
106. Central excise duty (CED)
107. Emirates Investment Group (EIG),
108. Emirates International Holdings (EIH)
109. Emirates Financial Holdings (EFH),
110. Project Preparation Facility (PPF)
111. Second Transmission Grid (STG).
112. Chairman Board of Investment (BoI)
113. Engineering Development Board (EDB)
114. Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)
115. The Privatisation Commission (PC)
116. Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI)
117. Letter of credits (LCs)
118. Textile Garments Skill Development Board (TGDB)
119. Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP)
120. Footwear Development Centres (FDCs)
121. National Tariff Commission (NTC).
122. Net domestic assets (NDA)
123. Net foreign assets (NFA)
124. Prime Transport Limited (PTL)
125. Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC),
126. Pakistan Scientific Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)
127. National Productivity Organization (NPO)
128. Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF)
129. International Accreditation Forum (IAF)
130. International Laboratory Accreditation Forum (ILAF),
131. Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA)
132. Pakistan American Business Association (PABA)
133. Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA)
134. The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
135. South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)
136. Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)
137. The American President Line (APL)
138. Business Industry Promotion Association of Pakistan (BIPAP)
139. Annual General Meeting (AGM)
140. Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA),
141. Nuclear Institute of Agriculture (NIA)
142. Pakistan Railways (PR)
143. International Sugar Organisation (ISO)
144. National Refinery Limited (NRL)
145. Lube Base Oils (LBOs)
146. HVI (High Viscosity Index)
147. Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA)
148. Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMA).
149. Asia Pacific Leather Fair (APLF),
150. Education Sector Reform Assistance Programme (ESRA)
151. School Enhancement Programme (SEP)
152. Whole District Initiative [WDI],
153. large scale manufacturing (LSM)
154. United Nations Commission on Trade and Development (Unctad)
155. Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC)
156. Anti-smuggling Organisation (ASO)
157. National Highway Authority (NHA).
158. Colorado Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CWCCI)
159. International Labour Organisation (ILO).
160. Global Knowledge Center (GKC)
161. Institute of Logistic and Transport (CILT)
162. Grand Leisure Corporation (GLC)
163. Economic Affair Division (EAD)
164. Port Qasim Authority (PQA),
165. Export Processing Zone (EPZ),
166. Engineering Development Board (EDB)
167. Export Market Development Fund (EMDF)
168. All Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA).
169. Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP)
170. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
171. development finance institutions (DFIs)
172. Global Mobile Personal Communication Services (GMPCS)
173. Frequency Allocation Board (FAB)
174. Community of the Independent States (CIS)
175. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)
176. Japan External Trade Organisation (Jetro),
177. Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC),
178. Pakistan Engineering Congress (PEC)
179. Fruits and Vegetable Processors and Exporters Association (FVPEA)
180. Pakistan Intellectual Property Rights Organisation (Pipro).
181. Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand — Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
182. Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC),
183. The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association (PPMA)
184. Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
185. National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra)
186. Computerised National Identity cards (CNIC),
187. Shangahi Cooperation Orgnaizaton (SCO),
188. International Crisis Group (ICG)
189. Soyabean Processors Association (SOPA)
190. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC)
191. National Financial Intelligence Centre (NFIC),
192. National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
193. International Finance Corporation (IFC)
194. Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
195. Pakistan Banks Association (PBA)
196. Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT)
197. National Finance Commission (NFC).
198. The International Spring Trade Festival (ISTF)
199. Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE)
200. Farmers Associates Pakistan (FAP).

Start Preperation of ECAT MCAT

hosphate/Spanning Tree Protocol
Telecommunication

r-Aided Design
ion (PRGMEA).
n (PLGMA).
operation (BIMSTEC)
 WAPDA RELATED

1 A&PSC
2 AMO or SDO
3 CE
4 CEO
5 CP Form
6 DCC
7 DCM
8 DCO
9 DG (COM)
11 DM or XEN
12 DM
13 DN
14 ERO
15 GM (CS)
16 GM(R&CO)
18 LP
19 LS-I
20 LS-II
21 M (Com)
22 MCO
23 MDI
24
25 MS-I
26 MS-II
27 MSB
30 RCO
31 RO or AM (CS)
32 SCO
33 SR
34 TD
35 BPC
36 CDS
37 DDS
38 HP
40 SDDS
41 NOC
51 PPP
52 PYA
53 RAB
54 RORB
55 SRO
56 T&D
57 TOU
58 USCF
59 ADB
60 ADB TA
61 CED
62 DHs
63 DOR
64 DPs
65 ESIC
66 ft
67 GRC
68 IPDF
69 IPDP
70 KAA
71 km
72 LAA
73 LAC
74 LARF
75 LARP
76 LPC
77 M
78 MOWP
79 MRM
80 NGO
81 PD
82 PIB
83 PIC
84 PPTA
85 RFS
86 ROW
87 Rs.
88 TA
89 TL
90 TOR

91 APCMA
92 BOP
93 BoD
94 BISP
95 BQPS
96 BSCs
 97 Bt
98 BTU
99 CAA
100 CAB
101 CAGR
102 CBO
103 CBU
104 CCAC
105 CCI
106 CCOR
107 CDNS
108 CEO
109 CGO
110 CLCV
111 CNG
112 CPI
113 CPS
114 CPPA
115 CSF
116 CY
117 DAP
118 DBC
119 DSCs
120 DS
121 DISCOs
122 EAD
123 EBA
124 ED
125 EDL
126 EDS
127 EFS
128 EIU
129 EPA
130 ER
131 E&P
132 EU
133 FBR
134 FBS
135 FCAs
136 FCA
137 FCBCs
138 FCY
139 FDI
140 FE/FX
141 FED
142 FE-25
143 FEBC
144 FEE
145 FESCO
146 FMCG
147 FS
148 FOB
149 FPA
150 FRDL
151 FY
152 GCC
153 GCISC
154 GDP
155 GENCOs
156 GHC
157 GHI
158 GHPL
159 GNI
160 GoP
161 GSP
162 GST
163 GWh
164 H1
165 HESCO
166 HIES
167 HKH
168 HSD
169 IBRD
170 IDA
171 IDB
172 IDPs
173 IFAD
174 IFIs
175 IMF
176 IP
177 IPP
178 IUCN
179 KESC
180 KIBOR
181 KPK
182 KWh
183 KW&SB
184 LCD
185 LCVs
186 LDC
187 LESCO
188 LL
189 LCY
190 LNG
191 LPG
192 LSM
193 M2
194 MEFMI
195 MEPCO
196 MNOs
197 MOF
198 MRTBs
199 MSP
200 MT
201 MTB
202 MW
203 NATO
204 NBER
205 NBFCs
206 NDA
207 NEER
208 NEPRA
209 NFA
210 NFC
211 NFDC
212 NFNE
213 NFI
214 NLC
215 NPLs
216 NSS
217 NTDC
218 OCAC
219 OECD
220 OGDCL
221 OGRA
222 OICCI
223 OMO
224 OPC
225 O&M
226 PARCO
227 PBA
228 PBS
229 PDL
230 PEMA
231 PEPCO
232 PESCO
233 PIA
234 PIB
235 PKR
236 PMD
237 PMEX
238 POL
239 PPA
240 PPHC
241 PPL
242 PR
243 PRI
244 PSB
245 PSC
246 PSDP
247 PSEs
248 PSM
249 PSLM
250 PSMA
251 PSO
252 PTA
253 PVMA
254 Q2
255 Q4
256 QE
257 QESCO
258 RBD
259 RES
260 REER
261 RFCA
262 RFO
263 RHS
264 RPI
265 R&D
266 SBA
267 SBI
268 SBP
 269 SDRs
270 SEPCO
271 SIM
272 SMEs
273 SNGPL
274 SPS
275 SRC
276 SSC
277 SSGCL
278 SSM
279 STD
280 SUPARCO
281 TAPI
282 T-Bill
283 TCP
284 TDS
285 TED
286 TESCO
287 TFC
288 T&D
289 TOE
290 UAE
291 UK
292 UN
293 UNCTAD
294 USA
295 USA/US
297 WEO
298 WoM
299 XE
300 YoY

5 years Old Papers Abbreviations

LAC Leave Admissibility Certificate
EMB Electric Measurement Book
FEC Foreign Exchange Component
M.L Monetary Limit
PAC Public Accounts Committee
RGST Reforms General Sales Tax
EOQ Economic Order Quantity
IBRD International Bank For Restructuring & Development
NDP Net Domestic Product
APTMA All Pakistan Textile Mills Association
KWH Kilo Watt Hour
OECD Organization For Economic Co-operation & Development
NNP Net National Product
LOI Letter of Intent
ECNEC Executive Committee of National Economic Council
NRO National Reconcillation Ordinance
ADC Area Development Council
AGM Annual General Meeting
AID Agency For International Development
C&I Commercial & Industrial
ECC Economica Co-ordination Committee
ICB International Competitive Bidding
GDP Gross Domestic Product
PPIB Private Power Infrastructure Board
TOU Terms of Usage
WTO World Trade Organization
SCARP Salinity Control & Reclamation Program
SDR Special Drawing Right
ROE Return On Equity
GBHP Ghazi Brotha Hydro Project
KIBOR Karachi Inter Bank Offer Rate
PA&AS Pakistan Audit & Accounts Service
IDP International Development Program
TFC Terms Finance Certificate
SPI Schedule Price Index
RCD Regional Co-ordination For Development
SECP Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
KP Key Principle
VAT Value Added Tax
MFN Most Favoured Nation
SMB Small Measurement Book
LCC Local Currency Component
LIBOR London Inter Bank Offer Rate
DAC Departmental Audit Committee
SAARC South Asian Association For Regional Co-operation
RFP Request for Proposal
ERP Enterprise Resource Planning
BOOT Build Own Operate & Transfer
LOE Letter of Explanation
GNP Gross National Product
NCB National Competitive Bidding
IRR Internal Rate of Return
AGPR Accountant General Pakistan Revenues
COD Charter of Democracy
EBIT Earnings Before Interest and Taxes
NEPRA National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
GDI Gross Domestic Product
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
NGPC National Guarantee Purchase Center
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
DCF Discounted Cash Flow
SBCA Sattellite Broadcasting and Communications Association
IPO Initial Public Offering
ADP Asian Development Program
IMF International Monetary Program
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ISAF International Security Assistance Force
 WAPDA RELATED

Application and Power Supply Contract

Assistant Manager Operations or Sub Divisional Officer
Chief Engineer
Chief Executive Officer
Commercial Procedure Form
DISCO Computer Center
Deputy Commercial Manager
Disconnection Order
Director General, Commercial
Divisional Manager or Executive Engineer (Division)
Distribution Margin
Demand Notice
Equipment Removal Order
General Manager, Customer Services
General Manager Recovery
Late Payment
Line Superintendent, Grade-i
Line Superintendent, Grade-II
Manager Commercial
Meter Change Order
Maximum Demand Indicator
Manager Operations or Superintending Engineer (Circle)
Meter Supervisor, Grade-I
Meter Supervisor, Grade-II
Meter Security Box
Reconnection Order
Revenue Officer Or Assistant Manager, Customer Services
Service Connection Order
Store Requisition
Technical Director
Bulk Power Consumer
Common Distribution System
Dedicated Distribution System
Horsepower
Sponsored Dedicated Distribution System
No Objection Certificate
Power Purchase Price
Prior Year Adjustment
Regulatory Asset Base
Return on Rate Base
Statutory Regulatory Order
Transmission and Distribution
Time of Use
The fixed charge part of the Use of System Charges
Asian Development Bank
ADB Technical Assistance
Chief Engineer Development
Displaced Households
District Officer Revenues
Displaced Person
Environmental and Social Impact Cell (MEPCO)
foot / feet (3.28 ft = 1 m)
Grievance Redressal Committee
Indigenous Peoples Development Framework
Indigenous Peoples Development Plan
Katchi Abadis Act, 1987.
kilometer
Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (amended)
Land Acquisition Collector
Land Acquisition and Resettlement Framework
Land Acquisition and Resettlement Plan
(District) Land Price Committee
meter
Ministry of Water and Power
Management Review Meeting
Non-governmental organization
Project Director
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