Public Interest Law Association of Pakistan (PILAP) was formed by a group of concerned citizens with the primary objective of enabling Pakistanis to attain the realization of their civil, human, economic, social and political rights. It is an independent, non-political and not-for-profit legal organization that is dedicated to protecting and defending human rights through judicial means, across Pakistan. It was founded in 2011 as an association. The some of key objectives of PILAP are: > to protect the human, public and fundamental rights of citizens > to speed up the pace of social and economic reforms > to seek access to justice for the underprivileged > to ensure that the state provides its citizens with basic fundamental rights, such as clean drinking water and air, basic education, health care, and infrastructure (roads and sewerage etc.) facilities > to improve government accountability and transparency > to work towards protection and sustenance of democratic governance and the Rule of Law >to promote, support, undertake and pursue public interest litigation in Pakistan >to educate civil society and the masses of their rights and the role that society plays in protecting these rights >to educate and lobby with the establishment including the executive and the legislature to improve legislation to provide justice, fair opportunities and basic fundamental rights to the masses >to decide on public interest litigation by identifying issues, locating suitable petitioners, collecting reliable data and conducting solid research, identifying relevant local laws, researching international precedents, identifying the appropriate forum, and assessing the cost of filing >to ensure that the state uses taxpayers’ money in the best interests of the masses >to follow-up and monitor to ensure that the judgments of the Court in PIL cases are properly executed at all levels