IMPORTANT ABBREVIATIONS

BY: AHMAD HASSAN

For ISSB

ABM Anti-Ballistic missile CAA Civil aviation authority AC Assistant commissioner CC Chamber of commerce

ACA Association of institute of chartered Accountants

CD Civil defense

ADA Airport development authority CDA Capital development authority

AFC Assistant food controller CEC Chief election commissioner AG Attorney general, Advocate general CENTO Central treaty organization

AI Amnesty international CEO Chief executive officer AIDS Acquired immune deficiency

syndrome CJ Chief justice

AIR All India radio CIA Central intelligence agency

AJK Azad Jammu and Kashmir CID Crime investigation department

AK Azad Kashmir CM Chief minister AL Arab league CNN Cable network news

AMF Arab monetary fund CSS Central superior services APTMA All Pakistan textile mills association D

APWA All Pakistan women’s association DC Deputy commissioner ASF Airport security force DEO District education officer

ASI Assistant sub-inspector DFC District food controller

AWACS Airborne warning and control system DG Director general B DIG Deputy inspector general

BA Bachelor of arts DMG District management group BBC British broadcasting corporation DNA Deoxyribo nucleic acid

BISE Board of intermediate and secondary education

DPI Director of public instructions

BOP Bank of Punjab E BPS Basic pay-scale ECO Economic co-operation organization

B.SC Bachelor of science F

BSF Border security force FA Faculty of arts C FBI Federal bureau of investigation

FC Federal council, Frontier Cavalry JUI Jamiat ulama-e-islam

FIA Federal investigation agency JUP Jamiat ulama-e-pakistan FIR First information report K

FPSC Federal public service commission KANUPP Karachi nuclear power plant G KESC Karachi electric supply corporation

GA General assembly KG Kilogram

GMT Greenwich mean time KSE Karachi stock exchange GPO General post office L

GST General sales tax LDA Lahore development authority GT rad Grand trunk road LNG Liquefied natural gas

H LPG Liquefied petroleum gas

HBL Habib bank limited LSE Lahore stock exchange HC High court LTV Light transport vehicle

HQ Head quarters M HTV Heavy transport vehicle MA Master of arts

I MBA Master in business administration IBM International business machines MCB Muslim commercial bank

ICC International chamber of commerce, International cricket council

MNA Member of national assembly

ICU Intensive care unit MP Military police

ID Intelligence department MPA Member of provincial assembly IER Institute of education and research M.Phil. Master of philosophy

IG Inspector general MS Master in surgery IMF International monetary fund M.SC Master in science

INTELSAT Institute telecommunication satellite organization

N

INTERPOL International criminal police commission (HQ in Paris)

NA National assembly

IQ Intelligence quotient NASA National aeronautics & space administration

ISD International subscriber dialing NATO North atlantic treaty organization

ISDN Integrated services digital network NBC National broad casting corporation ISPR Inter services public relations NCA National college of arts

ITC Income tax commissioner NESPAK National engineering services of pak J NEWS North east west south

NIAB Nuclear institute of agriculture and biology

S

NIC National insurance corporation SAARC South Asian association for regional cooperation

NLC National logistic cell SDO Sub-divisional officer

NOC No objection certificate SEATO South east Asian treaty organization NWFP North west frontier province SITE Sindh industrial trading state

O SLIC State life insurance company OIC Organization of Islamic conference SMC Special military court

P SMLA Sub-martial law administrator

PA Provincial assembly,personal assistant SNGPL Sui northern gas pipeline limited PAC Pakistan armored corps SOS Save our souls

PAFWA Pakistan air force women’s associations

SP Superintendent of police

PARCO Pak-Arab refinery company SRTC Sindh road transport corporation PCO Provisional constitutional order SSGC Sui southern gas company limited

PCS Provincial civil services SSP Senior superintendent of police

PEC Pakistan election commissioner SUPARCO Space and upper atmosphere research committee

PECO Pakistan engineering company T PIA Pakistan international airlines TA Travelling allowance

PIC Pakistan insurance corporation TAB Technical assistant board PIMS Pakistan institute of medical sciences TC Town committee

PM Prime minister, post mortem, post merrilium

TCP Trading corporation of Pakistan

PMA Pakistan military academy TDCP Tourism development corporation of Punjab

PMG Post master general U Q UAE United arab emirates

QAU Quaid-i-Azam university UBL United bank limited

QDA Quetta development authority UFO Undefined flying object R UK United kingdom

RC Red cross UMS Urgent mail service RCD Regional cooperation for

development (ECO) UN United nations

RCS Red crescent society UNESCO United nations of educational, scientific, and cultural org

RECP Rice export corporation of pakistan UNICEF United nations children’s fund

UNO United nations organization

US United states USAID United states agency for international

development

V

VC Vice chancellor VCP Video cassette player

VCR Video cassette recorder

VDU Visual display unit VIP Very important person

VOA Voice of America VP Vice president

W

WAPDA Water and power development authority

WASA Water and sanitation agency WTO World tourism organization

WWF World wildlife fund

Y YMCA Young men’s Christian association

YMMA Young men’s muslim association

Z ZS Zoological society

ZANU Zimbabwe African national union