Abbreviations
A.P.W.A All Pakistan women association
A.S.E.A.N Association of south east Asian association
B.B.C British broad casting corporation
B.C.C.P Board of control cricket in Pakistan
C.B.R Central board of revenue
C.E.N.T.O Central treaty organization
C.I.A Central investigation agency.
C.I.D Criminal investigation department.
C.B.R Central board of revenue
C.S.P Civil service of Pakistan.
C.S.S Central superior services.
C.T.B.T Comprehensive test ban treaty.
D.I.G Deputy inspector general.
F.A.N.A Federally administrated northern areas.
F.A.T.A Federally administrated tribal
G.D.P Gross domestic product
G.H.Q General head quarter.
G.N.P Gross national product.
P.A.T.A Provincially administrated tribal areas.
F.I.R First information report.
I.B.M International Business machines.
I.S.P.R Inter services public relation.
I.S.S.B Inter services selection board.
K.K.H Karakorum Highway.
M.B.A Master in business administration.
M.B.B.S Bachelor in medicine and master in surgery.
M.E.S Military engineering service.
N.A.M Non aliened moment.
N.A.T.O North Atlantic treaty organization
N.E.W.S North east south west.
N.O.C No objection certificate.
O.I.C Organization of Islamic conference
P.C.S Public service commission.
S.A.A.R.C South Asian association for regional cooperation
S.E.A.T.O South east Asian treaty organization.
S.S.G Special services Group.
U.N.E.S.C.O United nations educational scientific cultural organization.
U.N.I.C.E.F United nation international children emergency fund.
U.N.O United Nation organization.
U.S.A United states America
W.A.P.D.A Water and power development authority.
W.A.S.A Water and sanitation authority.
W.T.O World trade organization.

  1. Pakistan’s 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. Export Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation (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. The 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. 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. The 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.the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
  103. Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC)
  104. Energy National Hydro (ENI)
  105. Central excise duty (CED)
  106. Emirates Investment Group (EIG),
  107. Emirates International Holdings (EIH)
  108. Emirates Financial Holdings (EFH),
  109. Project Preparation Facility (PPF)
  110. Second Transmission Grid (STG).
  111. Chairman Board of Investment (BoI)
  112. Engineering Development Board (EDB)
  113. The Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ)
  114. The Privatisation Commission (PC)
  115. Export Guarantee Fund of Iran (EGFI)
  116. Letter of credits (LCs)
  117. Textile Garments Skill Development Board (TGDB)
  118. Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP)
  119. Footwear Development Centres (FDCs)
  120. National Tariff Commission (NTC).
  121. Net domestic assets (NDA)
  122. Net foreign assets (NFA)
  123. Prime Transport Limited (PTL)
  124. Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC),
  125. Pakistan Scientific Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)
  126. National Productivity Organization (NPO)
  127. Medium Term Development Framework (MTDF)
  128. International Accreditation Forum (IAF)
  129. International Laboratory Accreditation Forum (ILAF),
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