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Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority

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Formed
  
1996

Headquarters
  
Karachi

Jurisdiction
  
Pakistan

Website
  
www.psqca.com.pk

Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority

The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) is a body subordinate to the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan. Its main objective is to regulate and enforce quality standards in Pakistan. Anything that is certified by the PSQCA is issued the Pakistan Standards label.

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Formation

The PSQCA was formed through the passage of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996.

Structure

The Authority is composed of the following four departments:

  • Standards Development Centre
  • Quality Control Centre
  • Technical Services Centre
  • System Certifications Centre
  • PSQCA is a member of the following international organizations:

  • International Organization for Standardization
  • International Electrotechnical Commission
  • International Organization of Legal Metrology
  • World Trade Organization
  • IECEE/CEE
  • PSQCA has memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with:

    Foreign Nations:

  •  Algeria
  •  Morocco
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Sri Lanka
  • Organizations:

  • American National Standards Institute
  • ASTM International
  • Deutsches Institut für Normung
  • References

    Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Wikipedia