Adoption of world standards to protect environment factor of Pakistan: Zardari.

ISLAMABAD, October 13, 2009 (Frontier Star): President Asif Ali Zardari has said that World Standards Day being observed today with the theme 'Tackling climate change through standards' was an opportunity to raise awareness about standardization and adoption of quality control standards in environment sector. He also declared that it was all the more important when these standards were equally applicable to business, industry, government and the consumers all over the world. The President conveyed that by adopting world standard to protect conserve, rehabilitate and improve environmental conditions in Pakistan the adverse effects of climate change can be successfully combated. He expressed his great satisfaction that the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) were adopted in Pakistan for the first time in the year 1993 during the tenure of PPP government, when he headed the Ministry for environment. He assured that t he present democratic government was conscious of the need to adopt environmental safeguards. Noise Standards, Drinking Water Quality Standards and EURO - II Standards for vehicles emission, developed to ensure that Pakistan complies with environmental safeguards standards to improve the quality of life of its people. "I am happy to note that Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) as member of international Standards Organization and (International Electro-technical Commission (IEC), is taking part in the awareness campaign among all the stakeholders in the country", he maintained. He hoped that this day would open new avenues in further sensitizing the community to the importance of adopting standardization and quality control systems.

(THROUGH ASIA PULSE)