The Pakistan National Accreditation Council (PNAC) ( ur, ) is a department subordinate to the

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of the

Government of Pakistan The Government of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=hakúmat-e pákistán) abbreviated as GoP, is a federal government established by the Constitution of Pakistan as a constituted governing authority of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provin ...

, of which

Fawad Chaudhry Fawad Ahmed Hussain Chaudhry (born 7 April 1970) is a Pakistani politician and a senior member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, who was Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, in office since 14 April 2021 to 10 April 2022. Previously ...

is minister from 18 April 2019.

Formation and Objective

The Pakistan National Accreditation Council was formed in the year 1998, after

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joined the

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(WTO). The main objective of the Council is to regulate and accredit laboratories and certification bodies.

Mutual Recognition Agreements

The Council has

mutual recognition agreement Mutual recognition occurs when two or more countries or other institutions recognize one another's decisions or policies, for example in the field of conformity assessment, professional qualifications or in relation to criminal matters. A mutual ...

s with the

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation or ILAC started as a conference in 1977 with the aim of developing international cooperation for facilitating trade by promotion of the acceptance of accredited test and calibration results. ...

(ILAC) and the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC).

References

External links

PNAC official website

Ministry of Science and Technology
Pakistan federal departments and agencies Science and technology in Pakistan Government agencies established in 1998 1998 establishments in Pakistan Accreditation organizations {{Pakistan-gov-stub