Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
ہیئتِ پاکستان برائے سائنسی و صنعتی تحقیق | |
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Chairman | Dr. Syed Hussain Abidi |
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Parent organization | Ministry of Science and Technology |
Affiliations | Government of Pakistan |
Website | pcsir |
The Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) (
History
Initially established as Pakistan Department of Research in 1951, PCSIR was reformulated in its current form in 1953. The PCSIR was established in Karachi by Prof. Dr. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui in 1953 for the development of scientific and technical Research and Development and to provide infrastructure for industrial development in Pakistan.[1] The organisation was founded under the Societies Act to promote the cause of Science and Technology in the country. Since 1973, it has functioned under the Act of Parliament. The organisation remained under the control of Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology until given autonomy in 1984.
Units
As of today,[
Testing for consumer safety
In January 2017, the council conducted tests on 16 brands of
See also
- Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
- Pakistan Academy of Sciences
- Pakistan Educational Research Network
References
- ^ a b Suhail Yusuf (18 October 2013). "Salimuzzaman Siddiqui – A visionary of science". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ Only six milk brands fit for consumption in Pakistan Dawn (newspaper), Updated 31 January 2017, Retrieved 13 January 2018.