Autonomous Bodies of the Federal Government

The Federal Government has been pleased to approve the Autonomous Bodies of the
Divisions as mentioned below:-
S. S.
Division Name of Autonomous Body Date of Notification
No. No.
1. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) 13th January, 2020
1. Aviation 2. Pakistan International Airlines Corporation 14th April, 2020
Limited (PIA)
3. Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) 14th April, 2020
4. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority 14th April, 2020
(NEPRA)
5. Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) 14th April, 2020
6. Public Procurement Regulatory Authority 14th April, 2020
2. Cabinet (PPRA)
7. Frequency Allocation Board 14th April, 2020
8. Islamabad Club 14th April, 2020
9. Karachi Infrastructure Development Company 14th April, 2020
Ltd. (KIDCL)
10. Global Change Impact Studies Centre, 14th April, 2020
Islamabad (GCISC)
11. Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) 14th April, 2020
3. Climate Change
12. Climate Change Authority 14th April, 2020
13. National Disaster Risk Management Fund 14th April, 2020
(NDRMF)
14. Trade Development Authority of Pakistan 23rd December, 2019
(TDAP)
15. Intellectual Property Organisation of Pakistan, 23rd December, 2019
Islamabad
16. National Tariff Commission (NTC), Islamabad 23rd December, 2019
17. Trading Corporation of Pakistan Pvt. Ltd., 23rd December, 2019
Karachi
18. Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export 23rd December, 2019
Company, Lahore
4. Commerce 19. Pakistan Expo Centers Pvt. Ltd. Company, 23rd December, 2019
Lahore
20. National Textile University, Faisalabad 23rd December, 2019
21. Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute, Karachi 23rd December, 2019
22. Karachi Garment City Company (KGCC), 23rd December, 2019
Karachi
23. Lahore Garment City Company (LGCC), Lahore 23rd December, 2019
24. Faisalabad Garment City Company (FGCC), 23rd December, 2019
Faisalabad
25. Pakistan Textile City Limited (PTCL), Karachi 23rd December, 2019
5. Communications 26. National Highway Authority (NHA) 23rd December, 2019
27. Pakistan Ordinance Factories (POFs) Board, 14th April, 2020
6. Defence Production
Wah Cantt.
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Division Name of Autonomous Body Date of Notification
No. No.
28. Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) Board, Taxila 14th April, 2020
29. Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Board, 14th April, 2020
Kamra
30. Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works 14th April, 2020
(KS&EW), Karachi
31. National Radio Telecommunication Corporation 14th April, 2020
(NRTC)
32. Federal Employees Benevolent & Group 14th April, 2020
Insurance Funds (FEB&GIF)
33. National School of Public Policy 14th April, 2020
7. Establishment
34. Civil Services Academy 14th April, 2020
35. Pakistan Academy for Rural Development 14th April, 2020
(PARD)
36. National Training Bureau (NTB) 14th April, 2020
37. Pakistan Institute of Fashion & Design, Lahore 23rd December, 2019
38. National Vocational & Technical Training 14th April, 2020
Commission (NAVTTC)
39. Higher Education Commission (HEC) 14th April, 2020
Federal Education & 40. National Education Foundation (NEF) 14th April, 2020
8. Professional 41. Federal Board of Intermediate & Secondary 14th April, 2020
Training Education (FBISE)
42. National College of Arts (NCA) 14th April, 2020
43. National Skill University 14th April, 2020
44. Private Educational Institutions Regulatory 14th April, 2020
Authority (PEIRA)
45. National Book Foundation 14th April, 2020
46. Office of Auditor General of Pakistan 23rd December, 2019
47. Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) 23rd December, 2019
48. National Security Printing Corporation (NSPC) 23rd December, 2019
49. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) 23rd December, 2019
50. National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) 23rd December, 2019
51. Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) 23rd December, 2019
52. Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) 23rd December, 2019
53. Securities and Exchange Commission of 23rd December, 2019
Pakistan (SECP)
9. Finance 54. Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) 23rd December, 2019
55. Pak Kuwait Investment Company 23rd December, 2019
56. Pak Libya Holding Company 23rd December, 2019
57. Pak Oman Investment Company 23rd December, 2019
58. Pak Iran Joint Investment Company 23rd December, 2019
59. Pak Brunei Investment Company Ltd. 23rd December, 2019
60. Saudi Pak Industrial & Agricultural Investment 23rd December, 2019
Company
61. Pak China Investment Company 23rd December, 2019
62. ZaraiTaraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) 23rd December, 2019
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Division Name of Autonomous Body Date of Notification
No. No.
63. National Investment Trust Limited (NITL) 23rd December, 2019
64. House Building Finance Company Limited 23rd December, 2019
(HBFC)
65. Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad 13th January, 2020
10. Foreign Affairs
66. Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad 13th January, 2020
67. Federal Government Employees Housing 23rd December, 2019
11. Housing & Works Foundation, Islamabad
68. Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation 23rd December, 2019
69. National Commission for Human Rights 14th April, 2020
(NCHR)
12. Human Rights
70. National Commission on the Status of Women 14th April, 2020
(NCSW)
71. Pakistan Gems & Jewellery Development 14th April, 2020
Company
72. Pakistan Institute of Management 14th April, 2020
73. Small and Medium Enterprises Development 14th April, 2020
Authority (SMEDA)
74. Utility Stores Corporation (USC) 14th April, 2020
Industries & 75. Engineering Development Board 14th April, 2020
13.
Production 76. Pakistan Industrial & Technical Assistance 14th April, 2020
Centre (PITAC), Lahore
77. Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation 14th April, 2020
(PIDC) and its subsidiaries and units
78. Pakistan Stone Development Company 14th April, 2020
79. Agro Food Processing (AFP) Facilities, Multan 14th April, 2020
80. Export Processing Zone Authority (EPZA) 14th April, 2020
81. Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper 14th April, 2020
Employees (ITNE)
82. Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) 14th April, 2020
83. National Press Trust (NPT) 14th April, 2020
84. Shalimar Recording and Broadcasting Company 14th April, 2020
(SRBC)
Information & 85. Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) 14th April, 2020
14.
Broadcasting 86. Pakistan Television Corporation Limited (PTV) 14th April, 2020
87. Press Council of Pakistan (PCP) 14th April, 2020
88. Associated Press of Pakistan Corporation 14th April, 2020
(APPC)
89. Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) 14th April, 2020
90. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority 14th April, 2020
(PEMRA)
91. National Information Technology Board (NITB) 14th April, 2020
Information 92. National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) 14th April, 2020
15. Technology & 93. IGNITE National Technology Fund Company 14th April, 2020
Telecommunication 94. Universal Service Fund Company 14th April, 2020
95. Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) 14th April, 2020
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Division Name of Autonomous Body Date of Notification
No. No.
96. Pakistan Telecom Employees Trust (PTET) 14th April, 2020
97. Telecom Foundation (TF) 14th April, 2020
98. Electronic Certification & Accreditation Council 14th April, 2020
(ECAC)
99. Virtual University of Pakistan 14th April, 2020
100. National Database & Registration Authority 23rd December, 2019
(NADRA)
101. Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad 23rd December, 2019
102. National Public Safety Commission 23rd December, 2019
16. Interior
103. Capital Development Authority (CDA) 23rd December, 2019
104. National Police Academy 23rd December, 2019
105. National Police Foundation 23rd December, 2019
106. National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) 23rd December, 2019
107. Pakistan Sports Board 23rd December, 2019
108. Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council 23rd December, 2019
109. Pakistan Cricket Board 23rd December, 2019
Inter Provincial
17. 110. Federal Land Commission 23rd December, 2019
Coordination
111. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation 23rd December, 2019
(PTDC)
112. National Tourism Coordination Board (NTCB) 23rd December, 2019
113. Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan 14th April, 2020
114. Banking Mohtasib Pakistan 14th April, 2020
115. Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue 14th April, 2020
116. Customs Appellate Tribunal 14th April, 2020
117. Federal Judicial Academy 14th April, 2020
118. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) 14th April, 2020
119. WafaqiMohtasib (Ombudsman) 14th April, 2020
120. Federal Tax Ombudsman Secretariat 14th April, 2020
121. Federal Insurance Ombudsman Secretariat 14th April, 2020
122. Federal Ombudsman for Protection against 14th April, 2020
Harassment of Women at the Workplace
123. Banking Courts 14th April, 2020
18. Law & Justice 124. Special Courts (Offences in Banks) 14th April, 2020
125. Drug Courts 14th April, 2020
126. Special Courts (Anti-Terrorism) (ICT) 14th April, 2020
127. Commercial Courts 14th April, 2020
128. Foreign Exchange Regulation Appellate Board 14th April, 2020
129. Accountability Courts 14th April, 2020
130. Special Courts (Central) 14th April, 2020
131. Special Courts (Control of Narcotic Substances) 14th April, 2020
132. Competition Appellate Tribunal, Islamabad 14th April, 2020
133. Anti-Dumping Appellate Tribunal 14th April, 2020
134. Environmental Protection Tribunal 14th April, 2020
135. Intellectual Property Tribunal 14th April, 2020
136. Insurance Appellate Tribunal 14th April, 2020
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Division Name of Autonomous Body Date of Notification
No. No.
137. Special Judge (Customs, Taxation & Anti- 14th April, 2020
Smuggling)
138. Pakistan Marine Academy, Karachi 23rd December, 2019
139. Gwadar Port Authority, Gwadar 23rd December, 2019
140. Port Qasim Authority, Karachi 23rd December, 2019
19. Maritime Affairs
141. Karachi Port Trust, Karachi 23rd December, 2019
142. Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Karachi 23rd December, 2019
143. Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority, Karachi 23rd December, 2019
144. Pakistan Tobacco Board, Peshawar 23rd December, 2019
145. Pakistan Oilseed Development Board (PODB) 14th April, 2020
146. Fisheries Development Board (FDB) 14th April, 2020
147. Livestock Dairy Development Board (LDDB) 14th April, 2020
National Food
20. 148. National Fertilizer Development Centre (NFDC) 14th April, 2020
Security & Research
149. Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) 14th April, 2020
150. Pakistan Agriculture Service & Storage 14th April, 2020
Corporation (PASSCO)
151. Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC) 14th April, 2020
152. Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) 14th April, 2020
153. Human Organ Transplant Authority (HOTA) 14th April, 2020
154. Pakistan Health Research Council (PHRC) 14th April, 2020
155. National Institute of Health (NIH) 14th April, 2020
156. Pakistan Nursing Council (PNC) 14th April, 2020
National Health
157. Pharmacy Council of Pakistan (PCP) 14th April, 2020
Services,
21. 158. College of Physician and Surgeon Pakistan 14th April, 2020
Regulations &
Coordination 159. National Trust for Population Welfare 14th April, 2020
(NATPOW)
160. Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University 14th April, 2020
161. National Council for Homeopathy (NCH) 14th April, 2020
162. National Council for Tibb (NCT) 14th April, 2020
163. Health Services Academy (HSA) 14th April, 2020
164. Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL), Islamabad 23rd December, 2019
165. Iqbal Academy of Pakistan (IAP), Lahore 23rd December, 2019
166. Quaid-i-Azam Mazar Management Board 23rd December, 2019
(QMMB), Karachi
167. National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage 14th April, 2020
National History &
22. (Lok Virsa)
Literary Heritage
168. National Language Promotion Department 23rd December, 2019
(newly named as National Language Promotion
Authority (NLPA))
169. Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) 14th April, 2020
170. National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi 14th April, 2020
171. National Industrial Relations Commission, 14th April, 2020
Overseas Pakistanis
Islamabad
23. & Human Resource
172. Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), 14th April, 2020
Development
Islamabad
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Division Name of Autonomous Body Date of Notification
No. No.
173. Employees Old Age Benefits Institutions, 14th April, 2020
Karachi
174. Workers Welfare Fund, Islamabad 14th April, 2020
175. Overseas Employment Corporation, Islamabad 14th April, 2020
Poverty Alleviation 176. Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) 23rd December, 2019
24. & Social Safety 177. Pakistan Bait ul Maal (PBM) 23rd December, 2019
Division
178. Inter State Gas Systems Pvt. Ltd. (ISGSL) 23rd December, 2019
179. Pak-Arab Refinery Limited (PARCO) 23rd December, 2019
25. Petroleum 180. Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSOCL) 23rd December, 2019
181. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) 23rd December, 2019
182. Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) 23rd December, 2019
183. Pakistan Planning and Management Institute 23rd December, 2019
(PPMI)
184. National Logistics Cell (NLC) 23rd December, 2019
Planning,
185. Pakistan Environmental Planning & 23rd December, 2019
26. Development &
Architectural Consultant (PEPAC)
Reform
186. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics 23rd December, 2019
(PIDE)
187. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) 23rd December, 2019
188. National Energy Efficiency & Conservation 13th January, 2020
Authority (NEECA)
189. Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) 13th January, 2020
190. National Engineering Services Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. 13th January, 2020
(NESPAK)
191. Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) 13th January, 2020
192. Pakistan Electric Power Company Limited 13th January, 2020
27. Power
(PEPCO)
193. Pakistan Information Technology Company 13th January, 2020
(PITC)
194. Central Power Purchasing Agency Guarantee 13th January, 2020
Limited (CPPAG)
195. National Transmission & Dispatch Company 13th January, 2020
(NTDC)
28. Privatisation 196. Privatisation Commission 23rd December, 2019
197. Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy 23rd December, 2019
Services Limited (PRACS)
198. Railway Constructions Pakistan Limited 23rd December, 2019
29. Railways
(RAILCOP)
199. Pakistan Railways Freight Transportation 23rd December, 2019
Company Limited (PRFTC)
Religious Affairs & 200. Evacuee Trust Property Board 14th April, 2020
30.
Inter Faith Harmony
201. Water and Power Development Authority 14th April, 2020
31. Water Resources
(WAPDA)
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Division Name of Autonomous Body Date of Notification
No. No.
202. Indus River System Authority 14th April, 2020
203. National Disaster Management Authority 23rd December, 2019
Prime Minister’s (NDMA)
32.
Office 204. Board of Investment (BOI) 23rd December, 2019