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Pakistani subnational abbreviations are used by Pakistan Post, currently in code system of two or more capital letters to represent the
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of Pakistan.


Current abbreviations

The sources of the current abbreviations vary. Some are from the initials of two of the words in the name of a province or territory, while others are from the first and final letter or from the first and some other letters in the name. All of these names are based on the
English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...
form of the name.


Usage

These abbreviations are hardly used in postal mail, as most people only tend to write the name of the city/town and not the province. Since there is a five-digit postal code system and only four provinces, writing a provincial abbreviation is not a common practice.


See also

* Administrative units of Pakistan * Pakistan Post * ISO 3166-2:PK


References

Postal system of Pakistan Lists of abbreviations {{portal, Pakistan