Abbreviations and Acronyms

Short names	Abbreviations
CNG	Compressed Natural Gas
LPG	Liquefied Petroleum Gas
a.m.	Ante meridiem (before noon, mid day)
p.m.	Post meridiem (after noon)
A.H	Anno Hegira (in the year of Hegira)
A.C	Ante Christum  (before Christ)
A.D	Anno Domini (in the year of our lord)
B.C	Before Christ
e.g.	Exempli gratia (for example)
U.S.S.R	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
M.B.B.S	Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
CNN	Cable News Network
IQ	Intelligence Quotient
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Bros	Brothers
C/O	Care of
C.O.D	Cash on Delivery
CID	Criminal Investigation Department
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency (USA)
FBI	Federal Bureau of Investigation
ATM	Automatic Teller Machine
PIN	Personal Identification Number
INTERPOL	International Criminal Police Organization
OIC	Organization of Islamic Conference
DNA	DeoxyriboNucleic Acid
LASER	Light Amplification Stimulated Emission Of Radiation
UPS	Uninterruptible Power Supply
NTN	National Tax Number
CLI	Caller Line Identification
etc	Et cetera (and other things)
i.e.	Id est. (that is)
C.S.P	Civil Services Of Pakistan
D.C	Deputy Commissioner Or District Council
Dist. or Distt	District
I.T.O	Income Tax Officer
O.K.	Oll Korrect (All Correct)
Regd.	Registered
R.S.V.P	Reondez S’il Vais Plait (Please Respond)
Mrs.	Mistress (Misses)
C.C.T.V Camera	Closed-Circuit Television Camera