Some Important Abbreviations For CSS &

PSC Exams
A.A.A
Amateur Athletic Association

A.A.C
Anno Ante Christum: In the year before Christ

A.B.A
Amateur Boxing Association

A.B.C
American Broadcasting Company

ABEP
Annual Branch Expansion Plan

A.B.L
Allied Bank Limited

A.C.
Ante Christum: Before Christ

A.C.A
Association of the Charted Accountants

ACR
Annual Confidential Report

A.D.A
Airport Development Authority

A.D.B
Asian Development Bank

A.D.B.P
Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan

A.D.P
Annual Development Program

A.E
Assistant Engineer

A.E.A
Atomic Energy Authority

A.E.C
Army Education Corps

A.F.C
Assistant Food Controller

A.G
Accountant General

AGM
Annual General Meeting

A.H.Q
Army Headquarters
AHRC
Asian Human Rights Commission
A.O.C.
American Oil Company
A.O.D
Army Ordnance Depot.

A.P
Associated Press
A.P.A.
Associated Press of America
A.P.C.
All Parties Conference
A.P.E.C.
Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
A.P.I.
Associated Press of India
A.P.N.S
All Pakistan Newspapers Society
A.P.O.
Asian Productivity Organization
A.P.W.A
All Pakistan Womens Association

A.R.D
Alliance for the restoration of Democracy
A.S.
Anglo Saxon, At Sight
A.S.E.A.N
Association of South East Asian Nations
A.S.F
Airport Security Force
A.S.I.A
Association of the Society of Incorporated Accounts
ATM
Automatic Teller Machine
A.V
Authorized Version
A/C.
Account, Account Current
Ad.
Advertisement
A.I.D
Agency for International Development
A.I.D.S
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
A.I.E.E
Associate of the Institute of Electrical Engineering
A.I.M.C
Associate of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering
AIOU
Allama Iqbal Open University
A.I.R
All India Radio

A.J.K
Azad Jammu Kashmir
A.K
Azad Jammu Kashmir

A.K.F
Azad Kashmir Force
AKU
Agha Khan University
A.L.E.S.C.O
Arab League Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
a.m.
Ante maridiem: Before noon

A.M.
Atrium Magister: In the Year of the World

A.M.C
Army Medical Corps
A.M.F
Arab Monetary Fund
A.M.S
Army Medical Service
A.L.
Arab League

A.O.
Army Order

A.N.T.F
Anti Narcotic Task Force

A.N.N
Asian News Network
A.N.P
Awami National Party

A.M.U.
Asian Monetary Unit

A.N.C.
African National Congress

A.N.G.O.C
Asian Non-Governmental Organization Coalition

B.Ed.
Bachelor of Education

B.A.S.I.C.
Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

B.B.C
British Broad Casting Company

B.C.
Before Christ

B.C.C.I.
Bank of Commerce and Credit International

B.C.G.
Bacillus Calmete Gueria (T.B vaccine)
B.C.S.
Bachelors of Computer Science

B.D.S
Bachelors of Dental Surgery

B.E.
Bachelors of Engineering

B.F.
Brought Forward

B.H.C.
Balochistan High Court
B.I.S.E
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

BMC
Balochistan Medical College
B.P.S.
Basic Pay Scale
B.P.S.C
Balochistan Public Service Commission

B.S.F.
Border Security Force

B.T.U
British Thermal Unit

b/o.
Brought Over

C.A.
Chartered Accountant

C.A.A
Civil Aviation Authority

C.A.D
Computer Aided Design

C.A.L.
China Air Line

C.A.R.E
Co-Operation for American Relief Everywhere

C.A.S.
Chief of Air Staff
C.B
Caught and Bowled

C.B.I.
Central Bureau of Investigation
CCG
Code of Corporate Governance
CCP
Concerned Citizens of Pakistan

CCPO
Capital City Police Officer
C.C.T.V.
Close Circuit Television

C.D.A
Capital Development Authority
CENTO
Central Treaty Organization
C.E.O
Chief Executive Officer
C.G.F
Commonwealth Games Federation
C.G.S
Chief of General Staff
C.I.A.
Crimes Investigation Agency
C.I.D.
Crimes Investigation Department

C.J.
Chief Justice
C.J.C
Chief Justice Committee
C.J.P
Chief Justice of Pakistan
C.L.I.
Calling Line Identification
C.M.
Chief Ministerial
C.M.A.
Controller of Military Accounts
C.M.H.
Combined Military Hospital
C.M.O.

Chief Medical Officer

C.N.G
Compressed Natural Gas
C.N.S.
Central Nervous System
C.N.N
Cable News Network
C.O.A.S
Chief of Army Staff
C.O.M.S.A.T
Communications Satellite Corporation

C.S.D
Canteen Store Department
C.B.R.
Central Board of Revenue
C.C.
Chamber of Commerce
C.S.S
Central Superior Services
C/O
Care of , Carry Over
C.S.P.
Civil Service of Pakistan
C.S.S.P
Central Superior Services of Pakistan
C.T.
Certificate in Teaching
C.T.B.T.
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
C/A
Current Account
C/B
Cash Book
C/L
Cash Letter

C&.A.G
Controller and Auditor General

Cantt.
Cantonment
CoD
Charter of Democracy
C.S.I.R
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
C.S.I.R.O
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

D.C.O.
District Coordination Officer

D.D.T
Dichloro-Diphenyl-richloreoethane

D.E.O
District Education Officer

D.G.
Director General

D.H.A.
Defense Housing Scheme

D.I.G.
Deputy Inspector General

D.M.G.
District Management Group
D.N.A.
Dioxiribo Nucleic Acid

D.O.S
Disk Operating System

DPO
District Police Officer

D.S.P
Deputy Superintendent of Police

D.V.M.
Doctor of veterinary Medicine

D.V.D
Dynamic Versatile Disk

D8
Organization of 8 Developing Countries

do
Ditto (The Same)

D.A.
Developing Authority
D.A.E
Diploma of Associate Engineer
D.A.G.
Deputy Accountant General
D.B.M.S
Data Base Management System

D.B.A.
Diploma in Business Administration
D.A.O.
District Account Officer

E.A.S.Y
Electronic Assessment System

E.C.
Election Commission

E.C.B.
European Central Bank

E.C.G.
Electro- Cardiograph

E.C.N.R.
European Centre for Nuclear Research

E.C.O.
Economic Cooperation Organization

E.N.T.
Ear Nose and Throat

E.P.I.
Extended Program of Immunization

ERRA
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority

F.A.N.A
Federally Administrated Northern Areas

F.A.O
Food and Agricultural Organization
F.A.T.A
Federally Administrated Tribal Areas

F.B.I.S.E
Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education

FBR
Federal Board of Revenue

F.B.S
Federal Board of Statistics

F.C
Frontier Corps

F.C.R.
Frontier Crimes Regulations

F.E.P.B
Federal Export Promotion Board

FESCO
Faislabad Electric Supply Company

FFC
Federal Food Committee

F.I.A.
Federal Investigation Agency

F.I.F.A
Federation International de Football Association

F.I.R.
First Information Report

F.M.
Field Marshall

F.R.C.P.S
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons

F.T.A
Free Trade Agreement
F.W.B.
First Women Bank

F.W.O
Frontier Works Organization

G.A.
General Assembly (UN)

GAT
Graduate Assessment Test

G.C.
Government College. (Lahore)

G.C.E.
General Certificate of Education
G.D.I.
Gross Domestic Income
I.G.
Inspector General
G.D.P.
Gross Domestic Product
I.M.F
International Monetary Fund
G.H.Q
General Headquarters
I.M.O
International Maritime Organization
G.O.C.
General Officer Commanding
I.O.U
I Owe You
GPA
Grade Point Average
I.Q
Intelligence Quotient
G.P.O.
General Post Office
I.R.C
International Red Cross
G.R.E.
Graduate Record Examination
I.S.O
International Standardization Organization

G.S.O.
General Staff Officer
I.S.P.R
Inter Services Public Relations
G.S.P.
Geological Survey of Pakistan
I.S.Ps
Internet Service Providers
G.S.T.
General Sales Tax
I.S.S.B
Inter Services Selection Board
G.T Road
Great Trunk Road
J.C.O
Junior Commissioned Officer
H.A.M.A.S
Harkat-al-Maqawana al-Islamiyya
J.U.P
Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Pakistan
H.B.F.C
House Building Finance Corporation
H.B.L
Habib Bank Limited
K.D.A
Karachi Development Authority
H.C
High Court
K.E.S.C

Karachi Electricity Supply Company

H.C.F.
Highest Common Factor
K.G.
Kindergarten
H.C.P
Hockey Club of Pakistan
K.R.L
Khan Research Laboratories
H.E.
His/Her Excellency
K.S.E
Karachi Stock Exchange
HEC
Higher Education Commission

HESCO
Hyderabad Electric Supply Company
M.phil
Master of Philosophy
H.F.
High Frequency
M.A
Master of Arts.
H.F.C
Housing Finance Corporation
M.B.A
Master of Business Administration
H.I.M
His/Her Imperial Majesty

M.B.B.S
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
H.I.V
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
M.B.E
Master of Business Education
HOBC
High Octane Blending Component
M.C.A.T
Medical College Admission Test
H.Q.A
Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam
M.C.B
Muslim Commercial Bank
H.R
House of Representatives
M.C.Q
Multiple Choice Questions
H.R.C.P
Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
M.C.S
Master of Computer Science
H.R.W
Human Rights Watch
M.com
Master of Commerce
H.T.V
Heavy Transport Vehicle
M.D.S

Master in Dental Surgery

M.E.D.O
Middle East Defense Organization
I.A.A.F
International Amateur Athletics Federation
M.E.P.C.O
Manpower Export of Pakistan
I.A.E.A
International Atomic Energy Agency
M.E.S
Military Engineering Service
I.A.F
Indian Air Force
M.Ed
Master of Education
I.B.
Intelligence Bureau
M.I.L.F
Morocco Islamic Liberation Front
I.B.A
Institute of Business Administrating
M.I.S
Management Information System
I.B.M
International Business Machine
M.I.U
Mobile Information Unit
I.B.P
Institute of Bankers in Pakistan

M.K.S
Meter, Kilogram, Second
I.C.
Intelligence Corps
M.L.A
Martial Law Administrator
I.C.C
International Chamber of Commerce
M.L.O
Martial Law Order
I.C.M.A.P
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan
M.N.A
Member of National Assembly
I.C.R.C
International Committee of the Red Crescent
M.O
Money Order
I.C.S
International College of Surgeons
M.O.H
Medical Health Officer
I.C.U
Intense Care Unit
M.O.U
Memorandum of Understanding
I.D.B.
Islamic Development Bank
M.P
Military Police

IDPs
Internally Displaced Persons
MPC
Monetary Policy Committee
IDSP
Infectious Disease Society of Pakistan
M.Q.M
Mutahida Qaumi Movement
I.E.A
International Energy Agency
MSN
Microsoft Network
IELTS
International English Language Testing System
M.T.V
Music Television
N.I.P.A
National Institute of Public Administration
M.V.R
Motor Vehicle Registration
N.P.S
National Pay Scales
M.Y.O
Muslim Youth Organization
N.S.G
National supplier Group

N.T.S
National Testing Service

N.A.D.R.A
National Database Registration Authority
N.T.N
National Tax Number
N.A.F.T.A
North American Free Trade Agreement
NUML
National University of Modern Languages
N.A.S.A
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
N.U.S.T
National University of Science and Technology
N.A.S.S.C.O.M
National Association of Software and Services Companies
N.W.D
Nationwide Direct Dialing System
NAT
National Aptitude Test
N.W.F.P
North Western Frontier Province
N.A.T.C
North Atlantic Treaty Council
N.A.T.O
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
O.A.P.E.C
Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agency
N.B.A
National Basketball Association
OC
Officer Commanding

N.B.C
National Broadcasting Corporation
OEMs
Original Equipment Manufacturers
N.B.F
National Book Foundation
OGRA
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
N.B.P
National Bank of Pakistan
O.M.G
Open Management Group
N.C.A
National College of Arts
O.P.E.C
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
N.C.C
National Cadet Corps
O.P.F
Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
N.C.C.P
National Construction
O.S.D
Officer on Special Duty
Company of Pakistan
NCHD
National Commission for Human Development
O.U.P
Oxford University Press

N.C.I
National Construction Limited
N.D.F.C
National Development Finance Corporation

NDRMF
National Disaster Risk Management Framework.

N.E.C.P
Newspaper Editors Council of Pakistan

N.E.S.P.A.K
National Engineering Services of Pakistan

N.E.T.C.O.M
National Education and Training Commission

N.E.W.S
North East West South

N.F.C
National Finance Commission

N.G.O
Non Governmental Organization

N.G.R.A
National Gas Regulatory Authority

N.H.A
National Highway Authority

N.I.P.A
National Institute of Public Administration

N.I.C
National Insurance Corporation

N.I.L.A.T
National Institute of Labour Administration Training

N.I.O.C
National Iranian Oil Company
R.A.B
Regional Accountability Bureau

R.A.W
Research and Analysis Wing (India)

R.C
Red Cross

R.C.D

Regional Co-Operation for Development

R.C.S
Red Crescent Society

R.E.A.P
Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan

R.N.A
Ribonucleic Acid

R.T.O
Railway Transport Officer

R.W.P
Rural Works Program

Radar
Radio, Angle, Direction and Range

ROM
Read Only Memory

P.A.R.C.O
Pak-Arab Refinery Company
P.A.F.A
Pakistan Air Force Academy

P.A.F
Pakistan Air Force
P.A.C
Public Accounts Committee
P.B.C
Pakistan Broadcasting Company
PASTIC
Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Center
P.A.S.S.C.O
Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Service Corporation.
P.C.S
Provincial Civil Service
P.C.B
Pakistan Cricket Board
P.B.U.H
Peace Be Upon Him
PIEAS
Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences
P.I.C.I.C
Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Company
P.I.A
Pakistan Air Force
P.H.A
Pakistan Housing Authority

P.I.M.S
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
P.I.I.A.F
Pakistan Institute of International Affairs

PLF
Pakistan Labour Federation
P.L.S
Profit and Loss Sharing

p.m
Post Meridiem

P.M.A
Pakistan Military Academy

P.M.D.C
Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation

P.M.E.B
Pakistan Madrassa Education Board

P.M.L
Pakistan Muslim League

P.N.S
Pakistan National Saving

P.o.W
Prisoner of War

P.P.L
Pakistan Petroleum Limited

P.P.P
Pakistan Peoples Party

P.P.S
Pakistan Police Service

P.Q.A
Port Qasim Authority

P.R.A
Petroleum Regulatory Authority

P.R.C
Pakistan Red Crescent

P.R.O
Public Relation Officer

P.R.S.P
Punjab Rural Support Program

P.S.B
Pakistan Sports Board

P.S.C
Pakistan Shipping Corporation

PSF
Peoples Students Federation

P.S.O
Pakistan State Oil
P.S.P
Police Service of Pakistan

P.S.P.P
Pakistan Security Printing Press

P.S.T
Pakistan Standard Time

P.T.A
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority

P.T.C
Primary Teaching Course

P.T.C.L
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited

P.T.I
Press Trust of India/Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

P.T.O
Please Turn Over

P.U
Punjab University

P.U.C
Paper Under Consideration

PYO
Pakistan Youth Organization
Ph.D
Philosophiate Doctor
S.A.A.R.C
South Asian Association for Regional Co-Operation
S.A.F.A
South Asian Federation of Accountants
S.A.F.E
South Asian Free Trade Exchange
SAFTA
South Asian Free Trade Agreement
S.A.P.T.A
SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement
S.B.F.C
Small Business Finance Corporation
S.B.P
State Bank of Pakistan
S.D.O
Sub-Divisional Officer
S.D.P
Skill Development Programme

S.E.A.D.O
South East Asia Defense Organization
S.E.A.T.O
South East Asia Treaty Organization
SHO
Station House Officer
SHRM
Society of Human Resource Management
S.I.T.E
Sindh Industrial Trading Estate
S.J
Sitara-i-Jurat
S.L.V
Satellite Launch Vehicle
S.M.C
Special Military Court
S.O.S
Save Our Souls
S.P
Superintendent of Police

S.P.C.C
Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children
S.P.O
Strengthening Participatory Organization
S.S
Subject Specialist

S.S.C
Sindh Seed Corporation

S.S.G.C
Sui Southern Gas Company
S.S.R
Soviet Socialist Republic
S.T.A.R
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
Q.D.A
Quetta Development Authority

T.A
Travelling Allowance

T.A.D.A
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act
T.B
Tuberculosis
T.D
Tamgha-i-Difah
TDAP
Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
T.F.C
Term Finance Certificate
T.J
Tamgha-i-Jurat
T.K
Tamgha-i-Khidmat
U.N.D.P
United Nations Development Programme

U.N.E.D.A
United Nations Economic and Development Administration

U.N.E.F
United Nations Emergency Force

U.N.E.P
United Nations Environment Programme

U.N.E.S.C.O
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

U.N.F.A.D
United Nations Fund for Agricultural Development

U.N.G.A
United Nations General Assembly

U.N.H.C.R
United Nations Human Rights Commission

T.M.O
Telegraphic Money Order

T.N.T
Trinitrotoluene
T.O.E.F.L
Test of English and French Language

T.Q.A
Tamgha-i-Quad-e-Azam

U.N.I.C
United Nations Information Center
U.N.I.C.E.F
United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund

U.N.I.D.O
United Nations Industrial Development Organization

U.N.O
United Nations Organization
U.N.P.A
United Nations fund for Population