Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority

Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority

Agency overview
Formed	1996
Jurisdiction	Pakistan
Headquarters	Karachi
Website	www.psqca.com.pk

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.

Pakistan Standards label

Formation

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

Structure

The Authority is composed of the following four departments:^[2]

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

PSQCA is a member of the following international organizations:^[3]

• 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

1. http://psqca.com.pk/about/psqca.htm
2. http://psqca.com.pk/about/components.htm
3. http://psqca.com.pk/about/global-membership.htm

External links

• Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority
• Ministry of Science and Technology of the Government of Pakistan