Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority

The Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) (Urdu: مختاریہَ پاکستان برائے انضباطِ کیفیات و معیارات‎) is an autonomous 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.

Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA)
مختاریہَ پاکستان برائے انضباطِ کیفیات و معیارات
Agency overview
Formed1996
HeadquartersKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Websitepsqca.com.pk


Formation

The PSQCA was formed through the passage of the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority Act, 1996 by the Parliament of Pakistan.[1][2][3]

Structure

The Authority is composed of the following four departments:[4]

  • Standards Development Center
  • Quality Control Center
  • Technical Services Center
  • System Certifications Center

PSQCA is a member of the following international organizations:[5]

PSQCA has memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with:

Foreign Nations:

Organizations:

References
  1. Pakistan Standards And Quality Control Authority: The Sole National Standards Body of Pakistan Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 15 October 2016, Retrieved 3 September 2020
  2. http://psqca.com.pk/about/psqca.htm
  3. Role of Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority in International Standardisation in Pakistan supporting Global Trade Business Recorder (newspaper), Published 14 October 2011, Retrieved 3 September 2020
  4. http://psqca.com.pk/about/components.htm
  5. http://psqca.com.pk/about/global-membership.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.