The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a

federal government A federation (also known as a federal state) is a political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a central federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governin ...

established by the

Constitution of Pakistan The Constitution of Pakistan ( ur, ), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan. Drafted by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, with additional assistance from the country's Pakistani political parties, opposition ...

as a constituted

governing Governance is the process of interactions through the laws, social norm, norms, power (social and political), power or language of an organized society over a social system (family, tribe, formal organization, formal or informal organization, a ...

authority of the four provinces, two autonomous territories, and one federal territory of a

parliamentary democratic 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 the ...

republic A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

, 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 fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. Effecting the Westminster system for governing the state, the government is mainly composed of the

executive Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to: 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 dire ...

legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...

, and

judicial The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudication, adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and app ...

branches, in which all powers are vested by the

Constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...

in the

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, 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 not ...

and the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

. 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

. By constitutional powers, the

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

promulgates ordinances and passes bills. The President acts as the ceremonial

figurehead In politics, a figurehead is a person who ''de jure'' (in name or by law) appears to hold an important and often supremely powerful title or office, yet ''de facto'' (in reality) exercises little to no actual power. This usually means that they ...

while the people-elected

acts as the

Chief Executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

(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 repre ...

as a

Lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

and the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

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 A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government. The term ''bureaucrat'' derives from "bureaucracy", w ...

in the country and run cabinet-level ministries and divisions. The judicial branch systematically contains an apex

Federal Shariat Court The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) is a constitutional court of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which has the power to examine and determine whether the laws of the country comply with Sharia law. The court was established in 1980 during the gov ...

, High courts 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 el ...

, 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 The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority". In most countries, the nation’s capital is also seat of its government, thus that ...

is in

Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital T ...

, "Islamabad" is commonly used as a

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for the federal government. On 4 August 2020, the Government released a new political map that maintained the Pakistani claims on

Junagadh Junagadh () is the headquarters of Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located at the foot of the Girnar hills, southwest of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar (the state capital), it is the seventh largest city in the state. Literally t ...

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 Sir Creek ( ), originally Ban Ganga, is a 96-km (60-mi) tidal estuary in the uninhabited marshlands of the Indus River Delta on the border between India and Pakistan. The creek flows into the Arabian Sea and separates Gujarat state in India fro ...

. The map also showed the Islands of

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and

Astola Astola Island ( ur, ) also known as ''Jezira Haft Talar'' (Urdu, ) ''Satadip'' or 'Island of the Seven Hills', is a small uninhabited Pakistani island in the Arabian Sea approximately south of the nearest part of the coast and southeast of the ...

as part of Pakistan for the first time.

Federal law and Constitution

The

established and constituted the federal government of four provinces of federation of nation-state, known as State of Pakistan. The Constitution reads as: The basic

civil Civil may refer to: *Civic virtue, or civility *Civil action, or lawsuit * Civil affairs *Civil and political rights *Civil disobedience *Civil engineering *Civil (journalism), a platform for independent journalism *Civilian, someone not a membe ...

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 North ...

), 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 The Pakistan Penal Code (; ), abbreviated as PPC, is a penal code for all offences charged in Pakistan. It was originally prepared by Lord Macaulay with a great consultation in 1860 on the behalf of the Government of India as the Indian Penal ...

, and the

Frontier Crimes Regulations The Frontier Crimes Regulations (FCR) were a special set of laws of British India, and which were applicable to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). They were enacted by in the nineteenth century and remained in effect in Pakistan un ...

. By th
Article 246th
an

to the constitution, the Islamic ''

Jirga A jirga ( ps, جرګه, ''jərga'') is an assembly of leaders that makes decisions by consensus according to Pashtunwali, the Pashtun social code. It is conducted in order to settle disputes among the Pashtuns, but also by members of other ethnic ...

'' (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 A jirga ( ps, جرګه, ''jərga'') is an assembly of leaders that makes decisions by consensus according to Pashtunwali, the Pashtun social code. It is conducted in order to settle disputes among the Pashtuns, but also by members of other ethnic ...

-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

is the

lower house A lower house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has co ...

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

is the

upper house An upper house is one of two Debate chamber, chambers of a bicameralism, bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house.''Bicameralism'' (1997) by George Tsebelis The house formally designated as the upper house is usually smalle ...

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 A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...

is passed against the government, then the government collapses and a new one must be formed.

Executive branch

By general definition, the

executive branch The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a State (polity), state. In poli ...

of government is the one that has sole

authority In the fields of sociology and political science, authority is the legitimate power of a person or group over other people. In a civil state, ''authority'' is practiced in ways such a judicial branch or an executive branch of government.''The N ...

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 typic ...

. 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 Paki ...

(

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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 gro ...

of Pakistan, constitutionally designated as the

(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 Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

can have a maximum of 11 percent (50 members including the Prime Minister) of the total strength of the

. Each Cabinet member must be a member of Parliament (MP). The

Cabinet Ministers A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a cabinet varies: in some countries ...

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 th ...

, whose appointment comes from the

Civil Services The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

of Pakistan. Other Ministers are

Ministers of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ot ...

, 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 The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
''

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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 A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...

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 In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...

and

Comptroller and Auditor General An auditor general, also known in some countries as a comptroller general or comptroller and auditor general, is a senior civil servant charged with improving government accountability by auditing and reporting on the government's operations. Fr ...

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

. 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, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

, and its concepts and procedures resemble those of

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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 The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate a ...

, Provincial High Courts, 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 Chief Justice of Pakistan (Urdu: ) (Initialism, initials as CJP) is head of the court system of Pakistan (the Judiciary of Pakistan, judicature branch of Government of Pakistan, government) and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Paki ...

. 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 Councilbr>Article 209
an 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 society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.Pakistan Administrative Service The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS ( ur, ) (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerg ...

Police Service of Pakistan Law enforcement in Pakistan ( ur, ) is one of the three main components of the criminal justice system of Pakistan, alongside the judiciary and the prisons. The country has a mix of federal, provincial and territorial police forces with both gen ...

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 the ...

, 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 The Cabinet Division ( bn, মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ) is the executive office of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. As a division of the Government of Bangladesh, the office is responsible for the executive administrat ...

. 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

, 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 A motion of no confidence, also variously called a vote of no confidence, no-confidence motion, motion of confidence, or vote of confidence, is a statement or vote about whether a person in a position of responsibility like in government or mana ...

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 A caretaker government is a temporary ''ad hoc'' government that performs some governmental duties and functions in a country until a regular government is elected or formed. Depending on specific practice, it usually consists of either randomly se ...

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 Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of normal civil functions or suspension of civil law by a government, especially in response to an emergency where civil forces are overwhelmed, or in an occupied territory. Use Marti ...

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 A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

heads the provincial government. All provincial assemblies are

unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...

, elected for five years. The

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 Pakistanis ( ur, , translit=Pākistānī Qaum, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. According to the 2017 Pakistani national census, the population of Pakistan stood at over 213 million people, making it the w ...

' daily lives. The

tribal The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to conflic ...

and

Local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...

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

tax A tax is a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer (an individual or legal entity) by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures (regional, local, or n ...

es 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 The International Development Committee is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the Committee is to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the international aid functions o ...

, 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 The Minister of Finance of Pakistan (Urdu: 'Wazīr-ē-Khazana') is a leading cabinet member who heads the Ministry of Finance in the Government of Pakistan. The Minister is responsible each year for presenting the federal government's budget to ...

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

. The budget is preceded by an

economic survey An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the p ...

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 160
of the

by the Constitution, the

National Finance Commission Award The National Finance Commission Award or NFC is a series of planned economic programs in Pakistan enacted since 1951. Constituted under thArticle 160of the Constitution, the program was emerged to take control of financial imbalances and equally ...

(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 The Abdus Salam Centre for Physics , () Previously known as Riazuddin Centre for Physics. is a federally-funded research institute and national laboratory site managed by the Quaid-i-Azam University for the Ministry of Energy (MoE) of the Gover ...

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 Nuclear weapon yield, yield-based Measurement ...

* Academy of Educational Planning and Management *

Pakistan Electric Power Company Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO) ( ur, ) is a holding company and operates as a division of the Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan). Pepco was incorporated in 1998 in pursuance of the “Strategic Plan for Restructuring of Pakistan Powe ...

* Accountant General Pakistan Revenues *

Airports Security Force The Airports Security Force (ASF) ( ur, ) is a federal agency under the administrative control of the Secretary to the Government of Pakistan for Aviation which is responsible for protecting the airports, facilities and the planes (on-ground ...

Aiwan-e-Iqbal Aiwan-e-Iqbal (Urdu: ) is an office complex and monument in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan under the administrative control of Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage. The building is named after poet and politician Allama Muham ...

Alternative Energy Development Board The Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) ( ur, ) is the sole representing agency of the Federal Government that was established in May 2003 with the main objective to facilitate, promote and encourage development of Renewable Energy in Pak ...

* Akthar Hameed Khan National Centre for Rural Development *

Animal Quarantine Department The Animal Quarantine Department (AQD) ( ur, ) is an attached department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, responsible for animal quarantine, inspection and certification services in Pakistan. AQD is the lead agency for col ...

Anti-Narcotics Force The Anti-Narcotics Force ( ur, , reporting name: ''ANF'') is a federal executive bureau of the Government of Pakistan, tasked with combating the narcotics smuggling and use within Pakistan. ANF works under the umbrella of Pakistan Army and Mi ...

* Armament Research and Development Establishment *

Associated Press of Pakistan Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) ( ur, ) is a government-operated national news agency of Pakistan. APP has News Exchange Agreements with 37 Foreign News Agencies and has more than 500 correspondents. History Lack of financial resources Fol ...

Attorney-General for Pakistan The Attorney-General for Pakistan is the chief law officer and legal advisor of the Government of Pakistan and enjoys rights of audience before Parliament. The Attorney-General, who serves as Pakistan's public prosecutor, is nominated by the Prime ...

Auditor General of Pakistan An auditor is a person or a firm appointed by a company to execute an audit.Practical Auditing, Kul Narsingh Shrestha, 2012, Nabin Prakashan, Nepal To act as an auditor, a person should be certified by the regulatory authority of accounting and au ...

* Board of Investment *

Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani government bureau that regulates the overseas employment of Pakistani citizens. History The BEOE was created on 1 October 1971 by the merging of three federal governme ...

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 A Capital Development Authority is a special sort of entity found in various countries that is concerned with the municipal development of the capital city or capital territory of that country. Examples include: *Capital Development Authority (Isla ...

Central Board of Film Censors The Central Board of Film Censors (abbreviated as CBFC) ( ur, ) is a film censorship board and rating system body under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting for the Government of Pakistan. Since the Eighteenth Amendment to the Consti ...

Central Power Purchasing Agency Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G) is the market operator in 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 an ...

* 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 The College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan ( ur, , abbreviated as CPSP) is a regulatory college established in 1962 by a special act of the Parliament of Pakistan to oversee the postgraduate medical education and professional development. I ...

Controller General of Accounts The Controller General of Accounts (CGA) ( ur, ) is the premier accounting office of the Government of Pakistan. The Office is entrusted with the task of producing accurate and timely financial statements for the federation. It was formed under an ...

Competition Commission of Pakistan Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...

* Construction Technology Training Institute * Council for Work and Housing Research *

Council of Common Interests The Council of Common Interests (CCI) ( ur, ) is a constitutional body in the Government of Pakistan. It is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. The CCI resolves the disputes of power sharing between the federation and ...

Council of Islamic Ideology Council of Islamic Ideology (CII; ( ur, ) is a constitutional body of Pakistan, responsible for giving legal advice on Islamic issues to the government and the Parliament. This body was founded in 1962 under the government of Ayub Khan. Func ...

Defence Export Promotion Organization The Defence Export Promotion Organization (DEPO) ( ur, ) is an agency of the Government of Pakistan which is responsible for promoting Pakistan's defence industry. It operates under the Ministry of Defence Production. DEPO organizes the annual tw ...

Defence Science and Technology Organisation The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is part of the Australian Department of Defence dedicated to providing science and technology support to safeguard Australia and its national interests. The agency's name was changed from Defence ...

* 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 Fire Departments of Pakistan provides fire brigade and emergency services in Pakistan Commanding Officer ShadowWqve Deputy Commanding officer Rated Sider. A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides predomi ...

* 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 Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) ( ur, ) is an independent, autonomous, and federal institution of Pakistan tasked and responsible for the operational planning, coordinating, monitoring, and regulating the reconstruct ...

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 The Election Commission of Pakistan ( ur, ; ECP) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the national parliament, provincial legislatures, l ...

Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution The Employees' Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) ( ur, ) is the pension, old age benefits and social insurance institution of the Government of Pakistan. It operates under the control of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Develo ...

* ENAR Petrotech Services * Engineering Development Board * Estate Office * Export Development Fund * Export–Import Bank of Pakistan * Export Processing Zone Authority *

Evacuee Trust Property Board The Evacuee Trust Property Board, ( ur, ) a statutory board of the Government of Pakistan, is a key government department which administers evacuee properties, including educational, charitable or religious trusts left behind by Hindus and Sikh ...

Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (or PSGPC) ( ur, ) is a Sikh religious organisation in Pakistan. PSGPC was formed by the Government of Pakistan and is entrusted with the maintenance of Sikh religious institutions, places of wo ...

Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education The Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education ( ur, ) commonly known as FBISE) is a Government of Pakistan board for examining the intermediate and secondary education in Pakistan and abroad for Pakistan International School. It is aut ...

Federal Board of Revenue The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) ( ur, ), formerly known as Central Board of Revenue (CBR), is a federal law enforcement agency of Pakistan that investigates tax crimes, suspicious accumulation of wealth, money-laundering make regulation of ...

Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation (D.G. I&I) ( ur, ) is a department of Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan. It mostly works as an intelligence arm of Federal Board of Revenue but its day-to-day work involves investigations of ...

Federal Directorate of Education Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Islamabad ( ur, ) is a Pakistani government agency that oversees the public schools in the Islamabad Capital Territory The Islamabad Capital Territory ( ur, , translit=Vafāqī Dār-alhakūmat) is the o ...

* Federal Employees Benevolent and Group Insurance Fund *

Federal Flood Commission The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) ( ur, ) is an agency under the Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan), Ministry of Water Resources of the Government of Pakistan, responsible for the development and maintenance of Flood control, flood protec ...

* Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation *

Federal Investigation Agency The Federal Investigation Agency ( ur, ; reporting name: FIA) is a border control, criminal investigation, counter-intelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, tasked with investigative jurisdictio ...

National Response Centre for Cyber Crime National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

* Federal Land Commission * Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan *

Federal Public Service Commission The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) ( ur, ) is a federal agency of Government of Pakistan that is responsible for recruiting civil servants and bureaucrats for Government of Pakistan. History The Public Service Commission was set ...

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 Cent ...

* Federal Judicial Academy *

Financial Monitoring Unit The Financial Monitoring Unit ( ur, , abbreviated as FMU) is the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Pakistan established under the provisions of Anti-Money Laundering Act, 2010 (Previously Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance, 2007). It is an inde ...

* 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 old ...

Foreign Service Academy The Foreign Service Academy ( ur, ) in Islamabad, Pakistan is the training arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Since its establishment in September 1981, the academy has organized 49 courses of the Foreign Service of Pakistan ou ...

Civil Armed Forces The Civil Armed Forces (CAF) are a group of nine paramilitary, uniformed organisations, separate and distinct from the regular "military" Pakistan Armed Forces. They are responsible for maintaining internal security, helping law enforcement ag ...

Frontier Constabulary The Frontier Constabulary ( ur, ) is a federal paramilitary force of Pakistan under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, which is largely drawn from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, but operates in several districts of Pakistan. It i ...

Frontier Corps The Frontier Corps ( ur, , reporting name: FC), are a group of paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan (Pakistan), Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's ...

Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts The Gilgit−Baltistan Scouts, are a civil armed force of Pakistan, tasked with law enforcement in the nominally autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and border guard duties. The force was formed in 2003 under the control of the Interio ...

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 the ...

Gazette of Pakistan ''The Gazette of Pakistan'' ( ur, ) is the official newspaper of the Government of Pakistan. This Gazette provides information about government acts, ordinances, regulations, orders, S.R.Os, notifications, appointments, promotions, leaves, and a ...

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 res ...

* Global Change Impact Studies Centre * Government Holdings Private Limited *

Government Shipping Office The Government Shipping Office ( ur, ) is an agency in the Government of Pakistan that registers and manages sailors in the Pakistan Merchant Navy. The Government Shipping Office was first established in 1923 under the Merchant Shipping Act. It w ...

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 Heavy Industries Taxila (Reporting name: HIT), ( ur, ) is a Pakistani state-owned defence, military contractor, engineering conglomerate, and military corporation located in Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.Higher Education Commission of Pakistan The Higher Education Commission (colloquially known as HEC) is a statutory body formed by the Government of Pakistan which was established in 2002 under the Chairmanship of Atta-ur-Rahman. Its main functions are funding, overseeing, regulating ...

* Human Organ Transplant Authority * Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan *

Ignite National Technology Fund Ignite National Technology Fund or simply Ignite (formerly National ICT R&D Fund) is a non-profit company owned by the Government of Pakistan and administered by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. It provides grants to ...

Institute of Bankers Pakistan The Institute of Bankers Pakistan (IBP), ( ur, ) established in 1951, is Pakistan's premier banking training institute, which aims to develop and groom a cadre of banking and financial services professionals on continuous basis. It is an ISO-900 ...

Indus River System Authority Indus River System Authority (IRSA) is a water regulator in Pakistan, established in 1992 as an act of Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has t ...

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 As ...

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 regulation ...

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 The ''Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan'' (ICMAP) is a professional accounting body offering qualification and training in management accountancy. The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan was established ...

Institute of Optronics The Institute of Optronics (IOP) ( ur, ) is an administrative research weapons engineering institute located in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province of Pakistan. The IOP is noted for its production of advanced military technologies produced for the Pak ...

Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), () is a strategic studies think tank based in Islamabad, Pakistan established in 1973. It is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Its most famous member is the nationalist ...

* Intelligence Bureau *

Inter-Services Intelligence The Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI; ur, , bayn khadamatiy mukhabarati) is the premier intelligence agency of Pakistan. It is responsible for gathering, processing, and analyzing any information from around the world that is deemed relevant ...

* 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 Ordin ...

* 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 ...

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Islamabad Traffic Police Islamabad Traffic Police ( ur, ) is a "model traffic police force" formed under the Capital Territory Police in 2006 to "bring a new and healthy change in the traffic system" in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The police force is responsible ...

Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works The Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works Limited (KS&EW) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani state-owned defense contractor and military corporation situated in the West Wharf in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. The KSEW Ltd. is the oldest and the only shipya ...

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, one of South Asia's largest and busiest de ...

Khan Research Laboratories The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories, ( ur, ) or KRL for short, is a federally funded, multi-program national research institute and national laboratory site primarily dedicated to uranium enrichment, supercomputing and fluid mechanics. It ...

* 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 legal system in ...

* 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, Lahore Pakistan References ''Review of t ...

Pakistan Maritime Security Agency The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (reporting name: PMSA) ( ur, ) is a branch of the Pakistan Navy. It is a Navy-managed and Navy-controlled law enforcement agency whose mission is to provide protection to the Pakistan's maritime interests ...

Mercantile Marine Department Mercantile Marine Department, Pakistan ( ur, ) is an attached department of Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi under the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Government of Pakistan. The department was established in 1930 under the Merchant Shipping Act, ...

* 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, Karachi, Hindu Gymkhana in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. NAPA was established in 2005 as an institution to conserve and tea ...

National Accountability Bureau The National Accountability Bureau ( ur, ; abbreviated NAB) is an autonomous and constitutionally established federal institution responsible to build efforts against corruption and prepare critical national economic intelligence assessments ...

National Archives of Pakistan The National Archives of Pakistan ( ur, ) is a body established by the Government of Pakistan for the purpose of preserving and making available public and private records which have bearings on the History of Pakistan, history, Pakistani cultur ...

* National Bioethics Committee * National Book Foundation *

National Command Authority (Pakistan) The National Command Authority ( ur, ) is the apex Government-led command to oversee the employment, policy formulation, exercises, deployment, research and development, and operational command and control of Pakistan's nuclear arsenals. The ...

** Centre of Excellence for Nuclear Security **

Strategic Plans Division Force Strategic Plans Division Force or (SPD Force) ( ur, ) is Pakistan's agency responsible for the protection of its tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile and the strategic assets. It is the security branch of the National Command Authori ...

* National Commission for Child Welfare and Development * National Commission for Government Reforms *

National Commission for Human Development The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) (Urdu: ) was established in 2002 under Cabinet Division but was later transferred to Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training under 18th Amendment. References External links NCH ...

Pakistan Human Development Fund The Pakistan Human Development Fund (PHDF) ( ur, ) is located in Islamabad, 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 d ...

* National Commission for Human Rights *

National Commission on the Status of Women National Commission on Status of Women (NCSW) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani statutory body established by the President Pervez Musharraf, under the XXVI Ordinance dated 17 July 2000. It is an outcome of the national and international commitments of the G ...

National Counter Terrorism Authority The National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) ( ur, ), commonly called Nacta, is a Pakistani internal security organization responsible for making counter terrorism and counter extremism policies and strategies. It also develops action plans a ...

National Crises Management Cell The National Crisis Management Cell ( ur, ) (reporting name: NCMC) was primarily a domestic intelligence assessment and management institution/agency, operational under the Ministry of Interior (MoI), Government of Pakistan. The agency seconda ...

National Database and Registration Authority The National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) ( ur, ) is an independent and autonomous agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan that regulates government databases and statistically manages the sensitive registra ...

* National Disaster Management Authority ** National Institute of Disaster Management *

National Education Assessment System National Education Assessment System, NEAS, ( ur, ) is an initiative of the Government of Pakistan to identify the gaps, challenges and to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of the Education in Pakistan, education system through measuring the l ...

* National Education Foundation *

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority ( ur, , abbreviated as NEPRA) is responsible for regulating the electricity supply in Pakistan. It is also responsible for issuing licences for generation, transmission and distribution of electric ...

* National Energy Conservation Centre *

National Engineering and Scientific Commission The National Engineering & Scientific Commission (NESCOM) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani missile manufacturer and civilian research organization of Pakistan, under the administrative control of the Strategic Plans Division of Pakistan's National Command ...

Air Weapons Complex The Air Weapons Complex (AWC) ( ur, ) is a scientific research and development military complex engage in explosive engineering, specifically in airborne system. The AWC is operated and controlled by the Pakistan Air Force as its military unit th ...

National Development Complex National Defence Complex (NDC), ( ur, ) also known as National Development Complex, National Development Centre, is a Pakistani state-owned defence and aerospace contractor which is a division under the National Engineering and Scientific Comm ...

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 The National Fertilizer Corporation (colloquially known as NFC) is a Pakistani government owned corporation based in Lahore. It is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan).National Highway Authority The National Highway Authority (NHA; ur, ) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Communications (Pakistan), Ministry of Communications (MoCom) of Pakistan. History In 1978, the Government of Pakistan federalised five important inter-prov ...

National Highways and Motorway Police The National Highways & Motorway Police ( ur, ), abbreviated NHMP, is a police force in Pakistan that is responsible for enforcement of traffic and safety laws, security and recovery on Pakistan's National Highways and Motorway network. NHMP u ...

* 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 Heritage Museum ( ur, ), also known as Lok Virsa Museum is a museum administered and managed by Lok Virsa - National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage. It is a museum of history and culture in Islamabad, Pakistan, located on the Shakarpa ...

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 1 ...

* National Institute of Oceanography **

Pakistan Antarctic Programme The Pakistan Antarctic Programme ( ur, ), abbreviated as PAP) is a scientific administrative division of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) which represents the Government of Pakistan on the continent of Antarctica. The program coordi ...

* National Institute of Population Studies * National Institute of Science and Technical Education * National Insurance Company * National Intelligence Directorate *

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, w ...

National Library of Pakistan The 'National Library of Pakistan'' (Urdu:) is located in the vicinity of the Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan. Argued to be the country's oldest cultural institution, the library is a leading resource for information— ancient and new. The Nation ...

National Logistics Cell The National Logistics Cell (NLC) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani logistics company run by the Pakistan Government. The NLC served as a sole purpose of crises management and logistics emergence on a short notice for the Pakistan Government The Gover ...

National Museum of Pakistan The National Museum of Pakistan ( ur, ) is located in Karachi, Pakistan. History The National Museum of Pakistan was established in Frere Hall on 17 April 1950, replacing the defunct Victoria Museum. Frere Hall itself was built in 1865 as a t ...

* National Police Academy *

National Police Bureau National Police Bureau ( ur, ) is an institution under Ministry of Interior, Pakistan. The bureau acts as think tank for government in help shape policies for law enforcement agencies and recommending police reforms for the ministry. The Bureau w ...

* National Productivity Organization * National Radio Telecommunications Corporation *

National School of Public Policy The National School of Public Policy (NSPP) is the premier institution for training and capacity building of senior ranking civil servants in Pakistan. All civil servants which are to be considered for promotion to BPS-21 grade by the Central Sele ...

National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is usually an executive branch governmental body responsible for coordinating policy on national security issues and advising chief executives on matters related to national security. An NSC is often headed by a na ...

* National Telecommunication Corporation *

National Textile University The National Textile University (NTU) ( ur, ) is a public university located in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a premier institute of textile education in Pakistan. Overview The campus is spread over . The university is in the outskirts ...

* National Tariff Commission * National Training Bureau * National Transmission and Despatch Company * National Transport Research Centre *

National University of Sciences and Technology The National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) ( ur, , Qaumī Jāmi'ā barā'e Sāins va Ṭaiknālōjī) is a multi-campus public research university having its main campus in Islamabad, Pakistan. The university offers undergraduat ...

* National Veterinary Lab *

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. It was founded by its chairman Altaf M. Saleem. See also *Technical Education and Vocational ...

Oil and Gas Development Company Oil and Gas Development Company Limited, commonly known as OGDCL ( ur, شرکتِ محدود برائے ترقیاتِ گیس و تیل) is a Pakistani oil and gas company. It has a primary listing on the Pakistan Stock Exchange, and secondary ...

Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority ( ur, , abbreviated as OGRA) is an agency of the Government of Pakistan, responsible for regulating the oil and gas sector in Pakistan. It was established in 2002. History On March 28, 2002 the Federal Governm ...

* Overseas Employment Corporation *

Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Overseas Pakistanis ( ur, ), or the Pakistani diaspora, refers to Pakistani people who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens that have migrated to another country as well as people born abroad of Pakistani descent. According to th ...

* Pakistan Academy for Rural Development *

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 th ...

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex ( ur, ), or PAC) is a major defense contractor and an aerospace manufacturer that is headquartered in Kamra, Punjab, Pakistan. The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is one of the largest defense contractor in ...

Pakistan Agricultural Research Council The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) () is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Mission and achievements It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research which is headed by a Federal Minister, Tariq Bashir Ch ...

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 whic ...

Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation Ltd (PASSCO) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani government The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution ...

* Pak-Arab Refinery Company *

Inter-Services Public Relations The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) ( ur, ), is the media and PR wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the country's civilian media and the civic society. The ISPR directo ...

Inter Services Selection Board , logo = Pakistan Inter Services (Emblem).png , motto = We Select Defenders of Pakistan , abbreviation = ISSB , formation = , headquarters = Kohat , addnl_location_city = GujranwalaQuetta ...

** National Defence University *** Institute for Strategic Studies, Research and Analysis **

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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. It is headquartered in Islamabad, Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islami ...

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Pakistan Air Force Academy The Pakistan Air Force Academy Asghar Khan ( ur, ) is an accredited three-year military academy which provides undergraduate education to officer candidates for the Pakistan Air Force. The eligible and selected candidates from all over Pakista ...

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the Army, land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the partition of India, Partition of British India, wh ...

National Guard National Guard is the name used by a wide variety of current and historical uniformed organizations in different countries. The original National Guard was formed during the French Revolution around a cadre of defectors from the French Guards. Nat ...

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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 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 Military Academy Pakistan Military Academy ( ur, ), also referred to by its acronym PMA. PMA is an officers training school located near Kakul village in the city and district of Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established in 1947. It is the sole service academy ...

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

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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 The Pakistan Marines (Urdu: ) or simply as Pak Marines, is an Expeditionary warfare, expeditionary and amphibious warfare Pakistan Military, uniform service branch within the Pakistan Navy, consisting of the naval officers and other personnel to p ...

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Pakistan Naval Academy The Pakistan Naval Academy (PNA), PNS Rahbar, Manora is a federal military academy located in Manora, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in Manora, Karachi, under Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan in 1970, it is the one of the technologic ...

Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (Urdu: ) is a federally funded independent governmental agency, concerned with research and development of nuclear power, promotion of nuclear science, energy conservation and the peaceful usage of nucl ...

** CHASNUPP Centre for Nuclear Training **

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 coope ...

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 ...

** Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology **

Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture The Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture, known as NIFA, () is one of four agriculture and food irradiation research institute managed by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The institute is tasked to carry out research in Crop productio ...

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 Scie ...

Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) ( ur, ) is a charity and social welfare organisation to help the poor and needy in Pakistan. PBM is a semi-autonomous body set up through a 1992 Act of the Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , ...

Pakistan Bar Council The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) ( ur, ) was established by the Parliament in 1973 under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act. It is the highest elected body of lawyers in Pakistan. It has twenty two members elected from across the count ...

Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Radio Pakistan serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate Radio Pakistan's founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 August ...

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 co ...

Pakistan Coast Guards The Pakistan Coast Guards (reporting name: PCG) ( ur, ) is a maritime law enforcement agency within the Pakistan Army. It is a Army-managed and Army-controlled law enforcement agency whose mission is dedicated for the riverine operations and ...

* Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters * Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute *

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 *

Pakistan Council for Science and Technology Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST) is a government owned advisory council responsible for policy making, planning, implementation and carrying out policy studies of science and technology. It is also mandated to advise the Governme ...

** National Commission for Science and Technology *

Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research The Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) ( ur, ) is a government-owned science and industrialisation research organisation which mainly focuses on the development of industrial research. History Initially established as ...

Pakistan Cricket Board The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A member of the International Cricket Coun ...

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. Pr ...

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 ...

Pakistan Engineering Company Pakistan Engineering Company (PECO), formerly known as Batala Engineering Company (BECO) is a Pakistani engineering company based in Lahore. It was established by Chaudhry Mohammad Latif Arain in Batala, East Punjab, British India in 1932 and mov ...

Pakistan Engineering Council The Pakistan Engineering Council (Urdu: ; acronym: PEC) is a professional body for accreditation of engineering education and regulation of engineering profession in Pakistan. It was established on 10 January 1976 by the Parliament under the ...

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 ...

Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) ( ur, ) is a state-owned subsidiary of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation and is based in Karachi, Pakistan. Company performance In October 2007, this government-owned company an ...

Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) ( ur, ) is a department of Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan. Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company was created due to the enormous potential of Pakistan's horticulture ...

Pakistan Hunting and Sporting Arms Development Company Pakistan Hunting and Sporting Arms Development Company (Urdu: پاکستان شکار اور کھیلوں آرمز ڈویلپمنٹ کمپنی) (PHSADC) was established by Ministry of Industries & Production as a subsidiary of Pakistan Industrial D ...

Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) ( ur, ) is a state corporation of Pakistan working under Ministry of Industries and Production. It was established in 1952. PIDC was created to set up industries in such fields where large cap ...

* Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre * Pakistan Infrastructure Bank *

Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS) ( ur, ) was established in December 2008 by the Parliament of Pakistan and is located in Islamabad. پاکستان In May 2012, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs T ...

Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, also referred as PIFD, is a public design institution primarily located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established in 1994 as the Pakistan School of Fashion Design (PSF) by the Trade Development Autho ...

* Pakistan Institute of Management *

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences ( ur, , abbreviated as PIMS) is a research oriented health sciences institute located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is one of the region's leading tertiary level hospitals which includes 22 medical and su ...

Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA) ( ur, ) is an autonomous body recognized mainly in the government sector and established under license from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan by the authority given under ...

* Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development * Pakistan International Airlines Corporation * Pakistan LNG Limited * Pakistan LNG Terminals Limited * Pakistan Machine Tool Factory * Pakistan Manpower Institute *

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 N ...

Pakistan Medical and Dental Council Pakistan Medical Commission is a statutory regulatory authority that maintains the official register of medical practitioners in Pakistan. Its chief function is to establish uniform minimum standards of basic and higher qualifications in medicin ...

Pakistan Health Research Council Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC), ( ur, ) formerly known as the Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) is an autonomous research agency of Government of Pakistan under the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination ...

Pakistan Meteorological Department The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) ( ur, , also known as Pakistan Met Office), is an autonomous and independent institution tasked with providing weather forecasts and public warnings concerning weather for protection, safety and gener ...

** National Agromet Centre *

Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation The Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) ( ur, ) is a semi-autonomous corporation attached to the ''Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources'', of the Government of Pakistan. It was created in 1973 with an authorized capital of Rs.1 ...

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 *

Pakistan National Council of the Arts Pakistan National Council of the Arts ( ur, , or PNCA) was set up to spearhead the development of arts in Pakistan by an Act of Parliament in 1973. It aims to build a robust arts ecosystem by creating an environment conducive to the flourishi ...

Pakistan National Shipping Corporation The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) is a Pakistani national flag carrier and is one of Government of Pakistan's most profitable state-owned entities, most recently having recorded its highest ever profit of PKR 5.6 billion under the ...

Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authorityپاکستان نیوکلیئر ریگولیٹری اتھارٹى; (PNRA), is mandated by the Government of Pakistan to regulate the use of nuclear energy, radioactive sources and ionizing radiation. The mi ...

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, lady health visitors (LHVs) and nursing auxiliaries to practice nursing t ...

* Pakistan Oilseed Development Board *

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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 t ...

Pakistan Post Pakistan Post ( ur, ) is a state enterprise which functions as Pakistan's primary and largest postal operator. 49,502 employees through a vehicle fleet of 5,000 operate traditional "to the door" service from more than 13,419 post offices acro ...

Pakistan Public Works Department Pakistan Public Works Department ( ur, ) is a Federal Department under Ministry of Housing and Works of which, Tariq Bashir Cheema is serving as federal minister and Shabbir Ali Qureshi is serving as minister of state. Its headquarters are located ...

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 servi ...

Pakistan Railways Academy Pakistan Railways Academy ( ur, ) or PRA, is the central training academy for employees of Pakistan Railways. History PRA was originally established as a training school for the employees of the North Western State Railway in Lyallpur (now Fai ...

* 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 *

Pakistan Steel Mills The Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation, colloquially referred to as ''Pak Steels'', is a Pakistan-based company that produces long-rolled steel and heavy metal products in the country. Headquartered in Karachi, Sindh, the PSMC is currently the la ...

* Pakistan Stone Development Company *

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) ( ur, ) is the telecommunication regulator of Pakistan, responsible for the establishment, operation and maintenance of telecommunication systems and the provision of telecommunication services in ...

Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd., commonly known as PTCL ( ur, ) is the national telecommunication company in Pakistan.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 co ...

PTV Academy PTV Training Academy ( ur, ) or Pakistan Television Academy ( ur, ) ) is a public television institution and a professional training institute based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was established in 1988 by the Government of Pakistan. The institute ...

Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation or PTDC ( ur, ) is an organization of the Government of Pakistan. PTDC is governed by the Board of Directors and provides transportation to various areas and owns and runs several motels across the coun ...

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 ...

PHA Foundation The PHA Foundation, () short form for ''Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation'', ( ur, ) is a government body based in Islamabad, Pakistan, with offices in Lahore () and Karachi (). The PHA Foundation controls and helps in building housing societ ...

Pharmacy Council of Pakistan The Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (); acronym PCP) is a professional body for accreditation of pharmacy education and regulation of pharmacy profession in Pakistan. It was established under ''Pharmacy Act, 1967'' to protect, promote and maintai ...

Planning Commission of Pakistan The Planning Commission (denoted as PC) ( ur, ) is a Financial institution, financial and public policy development institution of the Government of Pakistan, Government of Pakistan. The Commission comes under Ministry of Planning and Development ...

National Fertilizer Development Centre The National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC) ( ur, ) is a multidisciplinary research and development organization at the federal level. The body was set up by the Government in 1977. NFDC works with Ministry of Planning Development & Reform of ...

Pakistan Institute of Development Economics The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (popularly known as PIDE) () is a post-graduate research institute and a public policy think tank located in the vicinity of Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1957 by the Government of Pakist ...

** Pakistan Planning and Management Institute *

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 administra ...

* Power Information Technology Company * Press Council of Pakistan * Printing Corporation of Pakistan * Private Educational Institution Regulatory Authority * Private Power and Infrastructure Board * Public Private Partnership Authority *

Public Procurement Regulatory Authority The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority is an autonomous body endowed with the responsibility of prescribing regulations and procedures for public procurements by Federal Government owned public sector organizations with a view to improve gove ...

* Quaid-e-Azam Academy * Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Management Board * Ruet-e-Hilal Committee * Saindak Metals Limited * Secretariat Training Institute *

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) ( ur, ) is the financial regulatory agency in Pakistan whose objective is to develop a modern and efficient corporate sector and a capital market based on sound authority principles, in ...

* Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority * Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission of Pakistan **

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 ...

Institute of Space Technology The Institute of Space Technology (also known as IST) ( ur, ) is a public university located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is focused on the study of astronomy, aerospace engineering and astronautics. Established in 2002 under the auspices of the P ...

** Pakistan Mission Control Centre **

Satellite Ground Station A ground station, Earth station, or Earth terminal is a terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft (constituting part of the ground segment of the spacecraft system), or reception of radio waves fro ...

** Sonmiani Spaceport ** Tilla Satellite Launch Centre *

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 qu ...

* Staff Welfare Organization *

State Bank of Pakistan The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ( ur, ) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was Nationalized and ...

National Institute of Banking and Finance The National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF) is a subsidiary of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) head by the Managing Director, a Board of Directors and the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan. NIBAF, a non-profit organisation, aims at pro ...

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 denomin ...

* State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan * Strategic Export Control Division *

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 ...

Sui Southern Gas Company The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), () formerly known as Sui Gas Transmission Company Limited, is a Pakistani natural gas supply company based in Karachi, Pakistan. History It was formed in 1955. The company in its present shape was formed o ...

Survey of Pakistan Survey of Pakistan ( ur, ) is the sole national mapping and land surveying government agency of Pakistan. Its head of department is titles as " Surveyor General of Pakistan". About Survey of Pakistan Survey of Pakistan, which emerged as succes ...

* Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company * Textile Commissioner's Organization *

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 depar ...

* Trade Dispute Resolution Organization *

Trading Corporation of Pakistan The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) ( ur, ) is a Pakistani state-owned commodity trading company, mainly responsible for export and import of commodities. It also issues tenders for export and import of agricultural products. TCP has its o ...

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 ...

Virtual University of Pakistan The Virtual University of Pakistan (VU) ( ur, ) is a public university with its headquarters in M.A Jinnah Campus, Defence Road, Off Raiwind Road Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It mainly focuses on providing distant learning programs through utilizat ...

* Wah Metallurgical Laboratory *

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 *

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited The Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) ( ur, ), formerly known as Agricultural Development Bank of Pakistan, is Pakistani government-owned agricultural development bank which is based in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded in 1961 as the agricultura ...

* Zoological Survey Department

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