Pakistan Standards & Quality Control Authority

The Pakistan Standards & 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.

[1][2][3] On Feb 16, 2022, the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology approved transfer of head office of Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) to Islamabad from Karachi.

Technical divisions are:[6] SDC has established 6094 Pakistan Standards, and adopted 9185 ISO, 6202 IEC, 2 OIML, 634 ASTM, 21 Codex Alimentarius (CAC) and 15 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Standards.

[6] The Quality Control Centre (QCC) is a multifunctional testing laboratory which test quality of food, building materials (cement), papers & textiles, sugar, Microbiology, beverages and Water.