Bahauddin Zakariya

University, Multan
Institute of Management Sciences

Assignment no 1
Subject: Pakistan Economy
Topic: Autonomous Bodies in Pakistan
Submitted by: Ayesha Nadeem (BB-1203)
Submitted to: Respectable Mam Iffat
Javaid

Autonomous Bodies in Pakistan

CABINET DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Department of Communication Security
2 National Archives of Pakistan
3 Department of Stationery & Forms
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Abandoned Properties Organization (APO)
2 Federal Land Commission (FLC)
3 Frequency Allocation Board (FAB)
4 Intellectual Property Organization (IPO)
5 National Accountability Bureau (NAB)
6 National Commission for Human Development (NCHD)
7 National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
8 National Language Authority (NLA)
9 Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)
10 Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA)
11 Printing Corporation of Pakistan (PCP)
12 Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
13 Capital Development Authority (CDA)
14 Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA)

ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), Islamabad
2 Secretariat Training Institute (STI), Islamabad
3 Staff Welfare Organization (SWO), Islamabad
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Civil Services Academy (CSA), Lahore
2 Federal Employees Benevolent and Group Insurance Funds (FEB&GIF),
Islamabad
3 National School of Public Policy (NSPP), Lahore

P.M SECRETARIAT
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB)

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC)
2 Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (ERRA)
3 Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
4 National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
5 Prime Ministers Inspection Commission (PMIC)

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
COMMERCE DIVISION
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 National Tariff Commission (NTC)
2 Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited (PRICL)
3 Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB)
4 State Life Insurance Corporation (SLIC)
5 Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDA)
6 Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP)
7 National Insurance Corporation Ltd. (NICL) of Pakistan
8 Pakistan School of Fashion Design (PSFD), Lahore

SEMI AUTONOMOUS BODIES

1 Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan (FTIP)

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
COMMUNICATION DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Pakistan Post Office Department (PPO)
2 National Highways and Motorways Police (NHMP)

AUTONOMOUS BODY
1 National Highway Authority (NHA)

MINISTRY OF CULTURE
CULTURE DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad
2 Central Board of Film Censors

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Iqbal Academy Pakistan
2 National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa)
3 Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA)
4 Quaid-e-Azam Academy

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
DEFENCE DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Airport Security Force (ASF)
2 Federal Government Educational Institutions Directorate (Cantt. & Garrisons)
3 Maritime Security Agency (MSA)
4 Military Land and Cantt. Department (MLCD)
5 Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
6 Pakistan Armed Services Board (PASB)
7 Pakistan Military Accounts Department (PMAD)
8 Office of Surveyor General of Pakistan

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
3

1 Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)

2 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad
2 Department of Libraries, Islamabad

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Islamabad (FBISE)
2 National Book Foundation, Islamabad (NBF)
3 National Education Foundation, Islamabad (NEF)
4 National College of Arts (NCA)
5 Urdu Dictionary Board, Lahore
6 Higher Education Commission (HEC)

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND REVENUE

ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS)
2 Office of Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP)
3 Office of Controller General of Accounts, Pakistan (CGA)

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Equity Participation Fund (EPF)
2 House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC)
3 Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (IDBP)
4 Investment Corporation of Pakistan (ICP)
5 Khushali Bank of Pakistan (KBP)
6 Monopoly Control Authority (MCA)
7 National Investment Trust (NIT)
8 Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company (PKIC)
9 Pakistan Libyan Holding Company (PLHC)
10 Pakistan Oman Investment Company Ltd. (POIC)
11 Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC)
12 Saudi Pak. Agriculture and Industrial Company
13 Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
14 SME Bank
15 State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)
16 Zari Taraqqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL)
17 National Bank of Pakistan (NBP)
18 First Women Bank (FWB)
19 Pakistan Iran Joint Investment Company (PIJIC)
20 Pakistan Brunei Investment Company Ltd. (PBICL)
21 Competitiveness Support Fund (CSF)
22 Infrastructure Project Development Facility (IPDF)
23 Khushal Pakistan Fund (KPF)

MINISTRY OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK

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FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK DIVISION

ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Agriculture & Livestock Products Marketing and Grading Department
2 Agriculture Prices Commission (APC)
3 Animal Quarantine Department
4 Department of Plant Protection
5 Federal Seed Certification and Registration Department
6 Marine Fisheries Department
7 Soil Survey of Pakistan

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority (KFHA)
2 Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC)

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENT
1 Missions Abroad (114)
2 Afghan Trade Development Cell
3 Disarmament Cell

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Foreign Services Academy (FSA)
2 Institute of Strategic Studies (ISS)

MINISTRY OF HEALTH
HEALTH DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Directorate of Central Health Establishment (CHE), Karachi
2 Directorate of Malaria Control, Islamabad
3 Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH), Islamabad
4 Jinnah Postgraduate Medical College (JPMC), Karachi
5 National Institute of Child Health (NICH), Karachi
6 Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 College of Physician and Surgeon of Pakistan (CPSP), Karachi
2 Health Services Academy (HSA), Islamabad
3 National Council on Homeopathy, Islamabad.
4 National Council on Tibb.
5 National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), Islamabad
6 National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad
7 National Leprosy Control Board, Islamabad
8 Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), Islamabad
9 Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC), Islamabad
10 Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC), Islamabad
11 Pharmacy Council of Pakistan, Islamabad

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATION DIVISION

ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Pakistan Computer Bureau
2 E-Government Directorate

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC)
2 National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC)
3 Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB)
4 Telecom Foundation (TF)
5 Telephone Industry of Pakistan (TIP)
6 Virtual University (VU)

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR
INTERIOR DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Director General of Immigration and Passport
2 Directorate General Civil Defence
3 Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
4 Frontier Constabulary NWFP
5 Frontier Corps Balochistan
6 Frontier Corps NWFP
7 Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)
8 Northern Area Scouts
9 Pakistan Coast Guards
10 Pakistan Rangers Sindh
11 Pakistan Rangers Punjab

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 National Database and Registration authority (NADRA)
2 National Police Academy (NPA)
3 National Police Bureau (NPB)
4 National Aliens Registration Authority (NARA)

MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

AUTONOMOUS BODIES (Chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan)
1 Federal Judicial Academy
2 Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan

MINISTRY OF MINORITIES AFFAIRS

MINORITIES AFFAIRS DIVISION
AUTONOMOUS BODY
1 Evacuee Trust Property Board

MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL

RESOURCES
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Geological Survey of Pakistan

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP)

MINISTRY OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 National Logistic Cell (NLC)
2 Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)
3 Pakistan Planning & Management Institute (PPMI)

MINISTRY OF PORTS & SHIPPING

PORTS AND SHIPPING DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Government Shipping Office
2 Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi
3 Pakistan Marine Academy, Karachi

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Karachi
2 Port Qasim Authority (PQA), Karachi
3 Gwadar Ports Authority, Gwadar
4 Gwadar Port Implementation Authority, Karachi
5 Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), Karachi

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAILWAYS DIVISION
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Railways Board
2 Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services (PRACS)
3 Rail Constructions of Pakistan Ltd.
4 Pakistan Railways Academy, Walton, Lahore

MINISTRY OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS, ZAKAT AND

USHR
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS, ZAKAT AND USHR DIVISION
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Islamabad
2 Model Dini Madrassah, Islamabad, Sukkur and Karachi
3 Pak. Madrassah Education Board, Islamabad

MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH DIVISION
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Centre for Molecular Biology (CMB)
2 Council for Works and Housing Research (CWHR)
3 National Institute of Electronics (NIE)
4 National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)
5 Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST)
6 Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies (PCRET)
7 Pakistan Council of Research & Water Resources (PCRWR)
8 Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR)
9 Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC)
10 Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF)
11 Pakistan Standard and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)
12 Pakistan Technology Board (PTB)
13 Scientific and Technological Development Corp. of Pakistan (STEDEC)
14 COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
15 Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
16 National University of Science & Technology (NUST)

MINISTRY OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY

TEXTILE INDUSTRY DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENT
1 Textile Commissioner Organization, Karachi
2 Synthetic Fibre Application & Development Centre, Karachi

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Federal Textile Board
2 Karachi Garment City Co., Karachi
3 Lahore Garment City Co., Lahore
4 Faisalabad Garment City Co., Faisalabad
5 National Textile University (NTU)
6 Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC)
7 Pakistan Cotton Standard Institute (PCSI)
8 Pakistan Textile City Co., Karachi

MINISTRY OF TOURISM
TOURISM DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENT
1 Department of Tourist Services

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Malam Jabba Resort Limited.
2 Pakistan Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management (PITHM), Karachi
3 Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC)
4 Pakistan Austrian Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Gulibagh, Swat ((PAITHOM))

MINISTRY OF WATER & POWER

WATER AND POWER DIVISION
ATTACHED DEPARTMENTS
1 Chief Engineering Advisor (CEA)
2 Pak. Commissioner for Indus Waters (PCIW)

AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB)
2 Indus River System Authority (IRSA)
3 Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB)
4 Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
5 Jamshoro Power Generation Co. Ltd
6 Central Power Generation Co. Ltd
7 Northern Power Generation Co. Ltd
8 Lakha Power Generation Co. Ltd
9 Pakistan Electric Power Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (PEPCO)
10 National Transmission & Despatch Company Ltd.(NTDC)
11 Faisalabad Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (FESCO)
12 Gujranwala Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (GESCO)
13 Hyderabad Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (HESCO)
14 Islamabad Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (IESCO)
15 Lahore Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (LESCO)
16 Multan Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (MESCO)
17 Peshawar Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (PESCO)
18 Quetta Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (QESCO)
19 Tribal Areas Electric Supply Co. (Pvt) Ltd. (TESCO)

MINISTRY OF WOMEN DEVELOPMENT

WOMEN DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
AUTONOMOUS BODIES
1 National Commission on the Status of women (NCSW)