The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a
federal government established by the
Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted
governing authority of the
four provinces, two autonomous territories, and one federal territory of a
parliamentary democratic republic, constitutionally called the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
.
Effecting the
Westminster system for governing the state, the government is mainly composed of the
executive
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Role or title
* Executive, a senior management role in an organization
** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators
** Executive di ...
,
legislative
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Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known ...
, and
judicial branches, in which all powers are vested by the
Constitution
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When these pr ...
in the
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
, the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
and the
Supreme Court.
The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by acts and amendments of the Parliament, including the creation of executive institutions, departments and courts inferior to the
Supreme Court.
By constitutional powers, the
President promulgates ordinances and passes bills.
The President acts as the ceremonial
figurehead while the
people-elected Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
acts as the
Chief Executive (of the executive branch) and is responsible for running the federal government. There is a bicameral Parliament with the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
as a
Lower house and the
Senate as an upper house. The most influential officials in the Government of Pakistan are considered to be the
Federal Secretaries, who are the highest ranking
bureaucrats in the country and run cabinet-level ministries and divisions. The judicial branch systematically contains an apex
Supreme Court,
Federal Shariat Court,
High courts
High may refer to:
Science and technology
* Height
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* High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift ...
of
five provinces, district,
anti-terrorism
Counterterrorism (also spelled counter-terrorism), also known as anti-terrorism, incorporates the practices, military tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or ...
, and the green courts; all inferior to the Supreme Court.
The full name of the country is the ''Islamic Republic of Pakistan''. No other name appears in the Constitution, and this is the name that appears on money, in treaties, and in legal cases. The "Pakistan Government" or "Government of Pakistan" are often used in official documents representing the federal government collectively.
Also, the terms "Federal" and "National" in government institutions or program names generally indicate affiliation with the federal government. As the
seat of government is in
Islamabad, "Islamabad" is commonly used as a
metonym for the federal government.
On 4 August 2020, the Government released a new political map that maintained the Pakistani claims on
Junagadh,
Manavadar
Manavadar is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district of India.
History
Bantva Manavadar was a princely state of British India. Founded in 1733, it became a British protectorate in 1818. On 25 September 1947, it acceded to the newly for ...
, and
Sir Creek. The map also showed the Islands of
Churna and
Astola as part of Pakistan for the first time.
Federal law and Constitution
The
Constitution of Pakistan established and constituted the federal government of
four provinces of federation of nation-state, known as
State of Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. The Constitution reads as:
The basic
civil and
criminal laws governing the citizens of Pakistan are set down in major parliamentary legislation (a term
inherited from the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
), such as the
Exit Control List
The Exit Control Lists (ECL; ur, ) is a system of border control maintained by the Government of Pakistan under Exit from Pakistan (Control) Ordinance, 1981. The people on the list are prohibited from leaving Pakistan.
Priorities
1. Exit from P ...
, the
Pakistan Penal Code, and the
Frontier Crimes Regulations. By th
Article 246than
to the constitution, the Islamic ''
Jirga'' (or
''Panchayat'') system has become an institution for local governance.
The 1950s reforms in the government administration, the constitutional law and jurisprudence in Pakistan have been greatly influenced by the United States Of America ' legal system. Since the 1970s, the traditional
jirga-based law has also been in place in a few areas, and has influenced the country's judicial development.
Branches of government
Legislative branch
The legislative branch has two houses, which combined are known as the Parliament of Pakistan
* The
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the r ...
is the
lower house and has 342 members. 272 are elected directly by the people, while 60 seats are reserved for women and 10 seats for religious minorities.
* The
Senate is the
upper house and has 104 senators elected indirectly by members of provincial assemblies for six-year terms.
The Parliament enjoys
parliamentary supremacy
Parliamentary sovereignty, also called parliamentary supremacy or legislative supremacy, is a concept in the constitutional law of some parliamentary democracies. It holds that the legislative body has absolute sovereignty and is supreme over all ...
. All the Cabinet ministers as well as the Prime Minister must be members of Parliament (MPs), according to the constitution. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ministers are jointly accountable to the Parliament. If there is a policy failure or lapse on the part of the government, all the members of the cabinet are jointly responsible. If a
vote of no confidence is passed against the government, then the government collapses and a new one must be formed.
Executive branch
By general definition, the
executive branch of government is the one that has sole
authority and
responsibility for the daily administration of the
state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the republican idea of the
separation of powers
Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typi ...
. The separation of powers system is designed to distribute authority away from the executive branch – an attempt to preserve individual liberty in response to tyrannical leadership throughout history.
Prime Minister and Cabinet
The
Prime Minister of Pakistan
The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Pak ...
(
: ; lit: 'Wazir-e- Azam''), is the executive
head of government
The head of government is the highest or the second-highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, autonomous region, or other government who often presides over a cabinet, a ...
of Pakistan, constitutionally designated as the
Chief Executive (CE).
Popularly elected by direct elections in the parliament, the Prime minister is responsible for appointing a cabinet as well as running the government operations.
The Prime Minister makes key appointments on various important positions, including;
* The
federal secretaries as head of cabinet- level ministries
* The
chief secretaries of the provinces
* Key administrative and military personnel in the
Pakistan Armed Forces
The Pakistan Armed Forces (; ) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's sixth-largest military measured by active military personnel and consist of three formally uniformed services—the Army, Navy, and the Air Force, which are ...
* The chairmen of large public sector organisations and corporations such as
NHA,
TCP,
PIA,
PNSC etc.
* The chairmen and other members of the federal commissions and public institutions
* Ambassadors and High Commissioners to other countries
The
Cabinet
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* Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets
* Filin ...
can have a maximum of 11 percent (50 members including the Prime Minister) of the total strength of the
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
.
Each Cabinet member must be a member of Parliament (MP).
The
Cabinet Ministers chair the Cabinet and are further assisted by the
Cabinet Secretary of Pakistan
The cabinet secretary of Pakistan (Urdu: ) is the federal secretary to the Cabinet of Pakistan. The Cabinet secretary serves as the administrative head of the Cabinet Division, providing policy advice to the prime minister and Cabinet. Usually ...
, whose appointment comes from the
Civil Services of Pakistan. Other Ministers are
Ministers of State, junior members who report directly to one of the Cabinet Ministers, often overseeing a specific aspect of government.
Once appointed by the Prime Minister, all Cabinet Ministers are officially confirmed to their appointment offices by the President in a special oath of ceremony.
President
The
President of Pakistan (
: ) is a ceremonial figurehead, a ceremonial
head of state
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representing the unity of the country.
Elected for a five-year term by an indirect election, the
electoral college consisting of members of the Senate, National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies, the president is now not eligible for reelection (18th amendment).
However no individual may hold the office for more than two consecutive terms. The president may resign or be impeached and removed from office for incapacity or gross misconduct by a two-thirds vote of the members of the parliament.
The President enjoys all constitutional powers and exercises them directly or through officers subordinate to him as per the aforesaid Article 41-Article 47.
The President is responsible for making a wide variety of appointments.
These include:
*
Governors of the Four Provinces
* The
Chief Justice (after concluding the consultation with the Prime Minister)
* The
Chief Election Commissioner (Consultation required from the Prime Minister)
* The
Attorney General and
Comptroller and Auditor General
The President, as Head of State also receives the credentials of Ambassadors from other countries, whilst the Prime Minister, as Head of Government, receives credentials of High Commissioners from other members of the Commonwealth, in line with historical tradition.
The President is the civilian
Commander in Chief of the
Pakistan Armed Forces
The Pakistan Armed Forces (; ) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's sixth-largest military measured by active military personnel and consist of three formally uniformed services—the Army, Navy, and the Air Force, which are ...
.
The President of Pakistan can grant a pardon to or reduce the sentence, reprieve and respite, and remit, suspend or commute any sentence passed by any court, tribunal or other authority, particularly in cases involving a death sentence.
The decisions involving pardoning and other rights by the President are independent of the opinion of the Prime Minister or the Parliamentary majority. In most other cases, however, the President exercises his or her executive powers on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Judicial branch
Pakistan's independent judicial system began under the
British Raj
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent;
*
* it is also called Crown rule in India,
*
*
*
*
or Direct rule in India,
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, and its concepts and procedures resemble those of
Anglo-Saxon countries
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. Institutional and judicial procedures were later changed, in 1950s, under the influence of American legal system to remove the fundamental rights problems.
The judiciary consists of the
Supreme Court of Pakistan, Provincial
High Courts
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* Height
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* High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory
* High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift ...
,
District Courts,
Anti-terrorism courts,
''Sharia'' courts, and Environmental courts all over the country; Supreme Court being the superior court.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan consists of a Chief Justice, and
Senior Justices appointed by the President after consultation with the
Chief Justice of Pakistan. The Constitution does not fix the number of justices of the Supreme Court, though it can be fixed by Parliament through an act signed by the President.
Judicature transfer
The Constitution grants powers to the Supreme Court to make judicature transfers.
Although the proceedings in the Supreme Court arise out of the judgement or orders made by the subordinate courts, the Supreme Court reserves the right to transfer any case, appeal or proceedings pending before any High Court to any other High Court.
Supreme Judicial Council
Misconduct of judges is highly intolerable as is mentioned in the constitution. Under the mainframe of the
Supreme Judicial Council
Supreme may refer to:
Entertainment
* Supreme (character), a comic book superhero
* ''Supreme'' (film), a 2016 Telugu film
* Supreme (producer), hip-hop record producer
* "Supreme" (song), a 2000 song by Robbie Williams
* The Supremes, Motown-e ...
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Article 209an inquiry into the capacity or conduct of a Judge, who is a member of the council, may be conducted.
Civil service
The civil service of Pakistan is the permanent bureaucracy of the Government of Pakistan. The civil servants are the permanent officials of the government, occupying a respected image in the
civil society. Civil servants come from different cadres (e.g.
Pakistan Administrative Service,
Police Service of Pakistan etc.) after passing the
CSS examinations. Not all the employees of the Government of Pakistan are civil servants; other employees of the Government of Pakistan come from the scientific institutions, state-owned corporations and commissioned military science circles.
In the
parliamentary democracy
A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of t ...
, the ultimate responsibility for running the administration rests with the elected representatives of the people who are the ministers. These ministers are accountable to the legislatures which are also elected by the people on the basis of universal adult suffrage. The cabinet and its ministers are expected to lay down the policy guidelines, and the civil servants are responsible for implementing and enforcing it.
Federal secretaries
The
federal secretaries are the most senior, experienced, and capable officials in the country. Each ministry/division has its Secretary to oversee and enforce the public policy matters.
The secretaries, who are basic pay scale
(BPS)-22 grade officers, are largely considered to be the most powerful officials in the country. Due to the importance of their respective assignments, there are twelve specific federal secretaries which are considered to be the most vital in the Government of Pakistan. These include the
Secretary Establishment (responsible for civil service matters),
Secretary Commerce (responsible for trade),
Secretary Cabinet (responsible for Cabinet Division),
Secretary to the Prime Minister (responsible for Prime Minister's Office),
Secretary Interior (responsible for law and order),
Secretary Finance (responsible for the country's treasury),
Secretary Foreign Affairs (responsible for foreign relations),
Secretary Maritime Affairs (responsible for ports and shipping),
Secretary Power (responsible for the electricity and power sector),
Secretary Planning and Development (responsible for development projects),
Secretary Petroleum (responsible for the petroleum sector) and
Secretary Industries (responsible for industrial development).
Management of major crisis situations in the country and coordination of activities of the various Ministries in such situations are the functions of the
Cabinet Division
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. Appointment for the chairman of the
FPSC, the prestigious body responsible for the recruitment of elite bureaucrats, is made by the President after consulting the Prime Minister, according to Article 242 of the Constitution.
Elections and voting system
Since 1947, Pakistan has an asymmetric
federal government, with elected officials at the national (federal), provincial, tribal, and local levels. Constitution has set the limit of government for five years, but if a
Vote of no confidence movements takes place in the parliament (and prelude of movements are proved at the Judicial branch), the government falls and immediately replaced with
caretaker government initiated by the president (consultation of Prime Minister also required to make such move), in regards to Article 58 of the constitution.
There has been four times that the
martial law
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Use
Martia ...
has been in effect, and controversially
approved by the supreme court.
Through a general election where the leader of the majority winning party is selected to be the Prime Minister.
All members of the federal legislature, the Parliament, are directly elected. Elections in Pakistan take place every five years by universal adult suffrage.
Administration and governments
Provincial and Local governments
There are four
provincial governments that rule the four provinces of the state. The
Chief Minister heads the provincial government. All
provincial assemblies are
unicameral, elected for five years.
The
Governors appointed by President after consulting the Prime minister, act only as representatives of federal government in the province and do not have any part in running the government.
The provincial governments tend to have the greatest influence over most
Pakistanis' daily lives. The
tribal and
Local government
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functions at the basic level.
It is the third level of government, consisting ''Jirga'' in rural tribal areas.
Finances
Taxation and budget
Pakistan has a complex taxation system of more than 70 unique
taxes administered by at least 37 tax collection institutions of the Government of Pakistan.
Taxation is a debated and controversial issue in public and political science circle of the country, and according to the
International Development Committee, Pakistan had a lower-than-average tax take.
Only 0.57% of Pakistanis, or 768,000 people out of a population of 190 million pay income tax.
The
Finance Minister of Pakistan presents the annual federal budget in the Parliament in the midst of the year, and it has to be passed by both houses of the
Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
.
The budget is preceded by an
economic survey which outlines the broad direction of the budget and the economic performance of the country for the outgoing financial fiscal year.
National Finance Commission program overview
Constituted under th
Article 160of the
Constitution of Pakistan by the Constitution, the
National Finance Commission Award (NFC) program is a series of planned
economic programs to take control of
financial imbalances and equally manage the financial resources for the four provinces to meet their expenditure liabilities while alleviating the
horizontal fiscal imbalances.
According to stipulations and directions of the Constitution, the
provisional governments
A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, or a transitional government, is an emergency governmental authority set up to manage a political transition generally in the cases of a newly formed state or f ...
and Federal government compete to get higher share of the program's revenues in order to stabilize their own financial status.
Ministries and divisions
Departments
*
Abdus Salam Centre for Physics
**
Centre for Earthquake Studies
The Centre for Earthquake Studies (CES) ( ur, ) is a federally funded research institute and national laboratory dedicated to the advancement in understanding of natural vibration, seismology, and yield-based energy measurement of seismic ...
* Academy of Educational Planning and Management
*
Pakistan Electric Power Company
* Accountant General Pakistan Revenues
*
Airports Security Force
*
Aiwan-e-Iqbal
*
Alternative Energy Development Board
* Akthar Hameed Khan National Centre for Rural Development
*
Animal Quarantine Department
*
Anti-Narcotics Force
* Armament Research and Development Establishment
*
Associated Press of Pakistan
*
Attorney-General for Pakistan
*
Auditor General of Pakistan
*
Board of Investment
*
Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment
*
Cabinet Committee on National Security
The Cabinet Committee on National Security (CCNS or C2NS), ( ur, ) previously known as the Defence Committee of Cabinet, is the principal federal institution and consultative forum used by the people-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan for conce ...
*
Capital Development Authority
*
Central Board of Film Censors
*
Central Power Purchasing Agency
* Chief Commissionerate for Afghan Refugees
*
Civil Aviation Authority
A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register.
Role
Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...
*
College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
*
Controller General of Accounts
*
Competition Commission of Pakistan
* Construction Technology Training Institute
* Council for Work and Housing Research
*
Council of Common Interests
*
Council of Islamic Ideology
*
Defence Export Promotion Organization
*
Defence Science and Technology Organisation
* Department of Archeology and Museums
* Department of Communications Security
*
Department of Plant Protection
* Department of Stationery and Forms
*
Directorate General of Civil Defence
** Civil Defence Academy
**
National Institute of Fire Technology
* Directorate General of Defence Purchase
*
Directorate General of Immigration and Passports
* Directorate General of Munitions Production
* Directorate General of Special Education and Social Welfare
* Directorate General of Trade Organisations
* Directorate of Electronic Media and Publication
* Directorate of Workers Education
* Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan
*
Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority
*
Economic Coordination Committee
The Economic Coordination Committee ( reporting name:ECC), ( ur, ) is a principle federal institution and a consultative forum used by the people-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan as its chairman, for concerning matters of state's economic secu ...
*
Election Commission of Pakistan
*
Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution
* ENAR Petrotech Services
* Engineering Development Board
* Estate Office
* Export Development Fund
* Export–Import Bank of Pakistan
* Export Processing Zone Authority
*
Evacuee Trust Property Board
**
Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
*
Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education
*
Federal Board of Revenue
**
Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation
*
Federal Directorate of Education
* Federal Employees Benevolent and Group Insurance Fund
*
Federal Flood Commission
* Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation
*
Federal Investigation Agency
*
National Response Centre for Cyber Crime
* Federal Land Commission
* Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan
*
Federal Public Service Commission
**
Civil Services Academy
Situated in Lahore, Pakistan, the Civil Services Academy Lahore is an academy for training the young bureaucrats of the country who are commissioned by the Federal public service commission through a very competitive and tough exam known as Cen ...
*
Federal Judicial Academy
*
Financial Monitoring Unit
* Fisheries Development Board
*
Foreign Service of Pakistan
The Foreign Service of Pakistan ( ur, ) is part of the Central Superior Services of Pakistan. It was formally created in October 1952, after having been an improvised organization since the creation and independence of Pakistan in 1947. Its ol ...
**
Foreign Service Academy
*
Civil Armed Forces
**
Frontier Constabulary
**
Frontier Corps
**
Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts
**
Pakistan Rangers
The Pakistan Rangers ( ur, ) are a paramilitary federal law enforcement organization in Pakistan, operating under the authority of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan. Their primary purpose is to secure and defend sites of significance in th ...
*
Gazette of Pakistan
*
Geological Survey of Pakistan
Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) is an independent executive scientific agency to explore the natural resources of Pakistan. Main tasks GSP perform are Geological, Geophysical and Geo-chemical Mapping of Pakistan. Target of these mapping are r ...
* Global Change Impact Studies Centre
* Government Holdings Private Limited
*
Government Shipping Office
*
Gwadar Port Authority
The Gwadar Port ( ur, ) is situated on the Arabian Sea at Gwadar in Balochistan province of Pakistan and is under the administrative control of the Maritime Secretary of Pakistan and operational control of the China Overseas Port Holding Com ...
* Heavy Electrical Complex
*
Heavy Industries Taxila
*
Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
* Human Organ Transplant Authority
*
Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan, (HDIP), () is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. The HDIP was established in 1975 by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources. HDIP works closely with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resource ...
*
Ignite National Technology Fund
*
Institute of Bankers Pakistan
*
Indus River System Authority
*
Institute of Regional Studies Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, ({{nq, ادارہِ علاقائی تحقیق اسلام آباد ، پاکستان) is an independent, non-profit research centre devoted to the study of the region around Pakistan: South Asia, Southwest ...
*
Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan
The Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan ( ur, , abbreviated as IPOP) is an autonomous institution of the Government of Pakistan, concerned with copyright, trademarks, patents, and other general types of intellectual property regulatio ...
*
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan ( ur, , ICAP) is a professional accountancy body in Pakistan. As of 2022, it has over 8,000 members working in and outside Pakistan. The institute was established on July 1, 1961 to regulate th ...
*
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan
*
Institute of Optronics
*
Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad
*
Intelligence Bureau
*
Inter-Services Intelligence
* Inter-State Gas Systems Limited
*
Iqbal Academy
Iqbal Academy Pakistan ( Urdu:) is an institute whose purpose is to study, promote, and disseminate the teachings of the poet and philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal. It was established by the Government of Pakistan, through the Iqbal Academy Ord ...
*
Islamabad Capital Territory Administration
**
Islamabad Police
Capital Territory Police ( ur, ), also known as the Islamabad Capital Territory Police, is a police force formed in 1981 to police Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan under administrative control of the Chief Commissioner, Islamabad Capital T ...
***
Islamabad Traffic Police
*
Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works
*
Karachi Port Trust
The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani federal government agency under the administrative control of the Federal Maritime Secretary that oversees the operations of the Port of Karachi
The Port of Karachi ( ur, , ''Bandar g ...
*
Khan Research Laboratories
* Lakhara Coal Development Company
*
Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan
The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP) is a statutory authority of the government of Pakistan established under the Law and Justice Commission Ordinance, 1979. It is responsible for the development and improvement of Law, legal system ...
* Livestock and Dairy Development Board
* Management Services Wing
*
Marine Fisheries Department The Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) ( ur, ) is a department of the Government of Pakistan. It is part of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs (Pakistan).
See also
* Fisheries Research and Training Institute
The Fisheries Research and Training Ins ...
*
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
*
Mercantile Marine Department
*
Military Lands and Cantonments Department
* Military Vehicles Research and Development Establishment
*
National Academy for Prisons Administration National Academy for Prisons Administration (NAPA) formerly known as Central Jail Staff Training Institute (CJSTI) ( ur, ) is a Federal Government's training institute for prison staff of all four provinces of Pakistan. It operates under Ministry o ...
*
National Academy of Performing Arts
The National Academy of Performing Arts ( ur, ; abbreviated as NAPA) is a performing arts school located at Hindu Gymkhana in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. NAPA was established in 2005 as an institution to conserve and teach performing arts a ...
*
National Accountability Bureau
*
National Archives of Pakistan
* National Bioethics Committee
* National Book Foundation
*
National Command Authority (Pakistan)
** Centre of Excellence for Nuclear Security
**
Strategic Plans Division Force
* National Commission for Child Welfare and Development
* National Commission for Government Reforms
*
National Commission for Human Development
**
Pakistan Human Development Fund
* National Commission for Human Rights
*
National Commission on the Status of Women
*
National Counter Terrorism Authority
*
National Crises Management Cell
*
National Database and Registration Authority
*
National Disaster Management Authority
** National Institute of Disaster Management
*
National Education Assessment System
*
National Education Foundation
*
National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
* National Energy Conservation Centre
*
National Engineering and Scientific Commission
**
Air Weapons Complex
**
National Development Complex
*
National Engineering Services Pakistan
The National Engineering Services Pakistan ( ur, , trading name: NESPAK) NES, is a Pakistan-based multinational state-owned enterprise and an energy contractor which provides consulting, construction, engineering, and management services glob ...
*
National Fertilizer Corporation
* National Fertilizer Marketing Limited
* National Forensic Science Agency
*
National Highway Authority
The National Highway Authority (NHA; ur, ) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Communications (MoCom) of Pakistan.
History
In 1978, the Government of Pakistan federalised five important inter-provincial roads and named them ''National ...
*
National Highways and Motorway Police
* National Industrial Parks Development and Management Company
* National Industrial Relations Commission
* National Information Technology Board
*
National Institute of Electronics
*
National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage
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National Institute of Health
The National Institutes of Health, commonly referred to as NIH (with each letter pronounced individually), is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. It was founded in the late ...
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National Institute of Oceanography
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Pakistan Antarctic Programme
* National Institute of Population Studies
* National Institute of Science and Technical Education
* National Insurance Company
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National Intelligence Directorate
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National Language Promotion Department
The National Language Promotion Department ( ur, ), formerly known as the National Language Authority (or Urdu Language Authority), is an autonomous regulatory institution established in 1979 to support the advancement and promotion of Urdu, wh ...
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National Library of Pakistan
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National Logistics Cell
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National Museum of Pakistan
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National Police Academy
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National Police Bureau
* National Productivity Organization
* National Radio Telecommunications Corporation
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National School of Public Policy
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National Security Council
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National Telecommunication Corporation
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National Textile University
* National Tariff Commission
* National Training Bureau
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National Transmission and Despatch Company
* National Transport Research Centre
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National University of Sciences and Technology
* National Veterinary Lab
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National Vocational and Technical Training Commission National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) ( ur, ) is a regulatory body for technical education and vocational training in Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is ...
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Oil and Gas Development Company
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Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority
* Overseas Employment Corporation
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Overseas Pakistanis Foundation
* Pakistan Academy for Rural Development
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Pakistan Academy of Letters
The Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) ( ur, ) is a national academy with its main focus on Pakistani literature and related fields. It is the largest and the most prestigious learned society of its kind in Pakistan, with activities throughout t ...
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Pakistan Aeronautical Complex
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Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
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National Agricultural Research Centre
National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) ( ur, ) is a research institution of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research whi ...
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Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation
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Pak-Arab Refinery Company
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Pakistan Armed Forces
The Pakistan Armed Forces (; ) are the military forces of Pakistan. It is the world's sixth-largest military measured by active military personnel and consist of three formally uniformed services—the Army, Navy, and the Air Force, which are ...
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Inter-Services Public Relations
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Inter Services Selection Board
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National Defence University
*** Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis
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Pakistan Air Force
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Air Intelligence
The Directorate General Air Intelligence, known as "Air Intelligence" and its acronym "AI", ( ur, ) is the intelligence arm of the Pakistan Air Force
, "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional)
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Pakistan Air Force Academy
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Pakistan Army
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National Guard
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Defence Housing Authority
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) ( ur, ). It is a Government of Pakistan owned real-estate development company that governs housing and municipal services for Defence neighbourhoods across Pakistan. It is the first largest residential community in ...
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Frontier Works Organisation
The Frontier Works Organization ( ur, )); abbreviated as FWO), is a military engineering organization, and one of the major science and technology commands of the Pakistan Army. Commissioned and established in 1966, the FWO includes active duty ...
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Military Intelligence
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Pakistan Military Academy
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Pakistan Navy
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Naval Intelligence
Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist commanders in their decisions. This aim is achieved by providing an assessment of data from a ...
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Pakistan Marines
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Pakistan Naval Academy
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Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
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CHASNUPP Centre for Nuclear Training
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KANUPP Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering
The Karachi Institute of Power Engineering, commonly known as KINPOE, is a post-graduate applied science school of the Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Established by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in 1993 with cooper ...
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National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering or NIBGE () is one of the main biotechnology institutes operated by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). It was planned under the auspices of PAEC in 1987 and was formally inaugurat ...
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Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology
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Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture
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Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology
The Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH) ( ur, ) is a federally funded multiprogram science and technology research institute managed for the Ministry of Energy by the Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sci ...
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Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal
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Pakistan Bar Council
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Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation
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Pakistan Bureau of Statistics usman
The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ( ur, , abbreviated as PBS) is a federal agency under the Government of Pakistan commissioned the national statistical services and to provide solid and comprehensive statistical research. Results c ...
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Pakistan Coast Guards
* Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters
* Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute
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Pakistan Council for Architects and Town Planners
The Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (abbreviated as PCATP), ( ur, ) established in 1983, is a federal regulatory authority for architects and town planners based in Pakistan. Its headquarters is located in Islamabad.
The Pakist ...
* Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy Technologies
* Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources
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Pakistan Council for Science and Technology
** National Commission for Science and Technology
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Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
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Pakistan Cricket Board
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Pakistan Customs
Pakistan Customs () is one of the elite cadres of the Civil Services of Pakistan.
Pakistan Customs is manned by officers from the Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) which is one of the premier occupational group among Pakistan's civil services. P ...
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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ( ur, ) is an independent and constitutionally established federal institution responsible for regulating and issuing channel licenses for establishment of the mass media culture, print a ...
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Pakistan Engineering Company
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Pakistan Engineering Council
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Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency
The Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency ( ur, , abbreviated as Pak-EPA), is an executive agency of the Government of Pakistan managed by the Ministry of Climate Change. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment ...
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Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company
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Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company
Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) ( ur, ) is a department of Ministry of Commerce (Pakistan), Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan. Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company was created due to the enormous pote ...
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Pakistan Hunting and Sporting Arms Development Company
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Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation
* Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre
* Pakistan Infrastructure Bank
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Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services
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Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design
* Pakistan Institute of Management
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Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
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Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants
* Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development
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Pakistan International Airlines Corporation
* Pakistan LNG Limited
* Pakistan LNG Terminals Limited
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Pakistan Machine Tool Factory
* Pakistan Manpower Institute
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Pakistan Marine Academy
Pakistan Marine Academy (PMA) ( ur, ) is located at Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a Seafarers Training Academy, working under Federal Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Government of Pakistan as an autonomous department. It is affiliated with NE ...
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Pakistan Medical and Dental Council
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Pakistan Health Research Council
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Pakistan Meteorological Department
** National Agromet Centre
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Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation
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Pakistan National Accreditation Council
The Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) ( ur, ) is a department subordinate to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan, of which Fawad Chaudhry is minister from 18 April 2019.
Formation and Objective
The Pa ...
* Pakistan National Commission for UNESCO
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Pakistan National Council of the Arts
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Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
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Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority
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Pakistan Nursing Council
The Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) () is a regulatory body established in 1948 by the Pakistan Nursing Council Act (1952, 1973). PNC is empowered to license nurses, midwives
A midwife is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns ...
* Pakistan Oilseed Development Board
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Pakistan Ordnance Factories
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Pakistan Petroleum
Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani state-owned petroleum company. It was incorporated on 5 June 1950, when it inherited the assets and liabilities of the Burmah Oil Company Ltd. which initially holds 70% of the share with ...
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Pakistan Post
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Pakistan Public Works Department
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Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger se ...
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Pakistan Railways Academy
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Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited
* Pakistan Science Foundation
** Pakistan Museum of Natural History
** Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre
* Pakistan Software Export Board
* Pakistan Sports Board
* Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority
* Pakistan State Oil
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Pakistan Steel Mills
* Pakistan Stone Development Company
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority
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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
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Pakistan Television Corporation
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
Background
Historical c ...
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PTV Academy
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Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation
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Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council
The Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (abbreviated as PVMC) ( ur, ) is a statutory regulatory body for accreditation of veterinary education and registration of veterinary practitioners in Pakistan. It was established in 1999 under the Pakist ...
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PHA Foundation
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Pharmacy Council of Pakistan
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Planning Commission of Pakistan
The Planning Commission (denoted as PC) ( ur, ) is a financial and public policy development institution of the Government of Pakistan. The Commission comes under Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms. The Planning Commission undertake ...
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National Fertilizer Development Centre
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Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
** Pakistan Planning and Management Institute
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Port Qasim Authority
The Port Muhammad Bin Qasim ( ur, ''Bandar-gāh Muhammad bin Qāsim''), or Qasim Port Authority ( ur, ), also known as Port Qasim, is a deep-water seaport in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, on the coastline of the Arabian Sea under the admini ...
* Power Information Technology Company
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Press Council of Pakistan
* Printing Corporation of Pakistan
* Private Educational Institution Regulatory Authority
* Private Power and Infrastructure Board
* Public Private Partnership Authority
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Public Procurement Regulatory Authority
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Quaid-e-Azam Academy
* Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Management Board
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Ruet-e-Hilal Committee
* Saindak Metals Limited
* Secretariat Training Institute
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Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
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Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority
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Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan
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Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics
The Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics, also known as by its abbreviation ISPA, is a premier and national research institute of the University of Karachi, engaging the theoretical and applied studies and research into topics pertaining ...
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KU Observatory
The K.U. Observatory or Karachi University Observatory ( ur, ) is located in the campus area of Karachi University. The KU space observatory is operated by the Institute of Space and Planetary Astrophysics. The space observatory was last built in ...
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Institute of Space Technology
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Pakistan Mission Control Centre
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Satellite Ground Station
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Sonmiani Spaceport
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Tilla Satellite Launch Centre
Tilla Satellite Launch Centre, primary known as Tilla Range, is a spaceport west of Jhelum city in Punjab (Pakistan). The facility is also known as Mashhood Test Firing Range (MTFR). The spaceport has been used as a launch site for the Hatf and ...
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Special Communications Organization
The Special Communications Organization (SCO) ( ur, ) is Pakistani public sector organization operated by MoIT&T. SCO plays a role in providing telecommunication services in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan to almost 1.7 million people, a q ...
* Staff Welfare Organization
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State Bank of Pakistan
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National Institute of Banking and Finance
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Pakistan Mint
The Pakistan Mint ( ur, ) is a Pakistani coin press located in Shalimar Town, Lahore, Pakistan. It is the oldest mint located in Pakistan. It is governed by the State Bank of Pakistan.
The mint has been in operation since 1942. Currency denomina ...
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State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan
The State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, commonly known as State Life or SLIC, ( ur, ) is the largest life insurance company of Pakistan, and is one of the largest companies in Pakistan by assets. It maintains an agency network of aroun ...
* Strategic Export Control Division
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Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) ( ur, ) was incorporated as a private limited Company in 1963 and later converted into a public limited company in January 1964 under the Companies Act 1913 of British India, now The Companies Act 2017 ...
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Sui Southern Gas Company
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Survey of Pakistan
* Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company
* Textile Commissioner's Organization
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Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) ( ur, ), is a department within the Ministry of Commerce and Textile Industry of the Government of Pakistan. It facilitates and promotes international trade of Pakistan.
Background
The depa ...
* Trade Dispute Resolution Organization
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Trading Corporation of Pakistan
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Utility Stores Corporation
The Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USCP) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani state-owned enterprise that operates chain stores throughout the country that provide basic commodities to the general public at prices which are lower than the open market ...
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Virtual University of Pakistan
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Wah Metallurgical Laboratory
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Water and Power Development Authority
The Pakistan Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA; ur, ) is a government-owned public utility maintaining power and water in Pakistan, although it does not manage thermal power. WAPDA includes Tarbela and Mangla dams among its resources. ...
* Workers Welfare Fund
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Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
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Zoological Survey Department
See also
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Corruption in Pakistan
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Economic Coordination Committee
The Economic Coordination Committee ( reporting name:ECC), ( ur, ) is a principle federal institution and a consultative forum used by the people-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan as its chairman, for concerning matters of state's economic secu ...
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Federal Bureau of Statistics of the Government of Pakistan
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Gazette of Pakistan
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Grade 22
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List of provincial governments of Pakistan
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Ministry of Finance of the Government of Pakistan
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Pakistan Institute of International Affairs
The Pakistan Institute of International Affairs (PIIA) () is a non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Karachi whose mission is to analyse and promote the understanding of major international issues and current affairs.
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Statistics Division of the Government of Pakistan
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Types of Government Servants in Pakistan
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