Consumers Association of Pakistan

It is the aim of CAP to represent consumers making sure that their needs as consumers of goods and services are given higher priority. It is also a development body. What CAP would like to do is:

· Create independence amongst consumers - “ The Best Protection is Self-Protection”.

· To create a wise consumer society

To coordinate and be an advisory body to all the other consumers organizations in Pakistan so that they could achieve their objectives, especially in providing information, education and consumer protection.

· The right to basic goods and services which guarantee survival.

· The right to be protected against the marketing of goods or the provision of services that are hazardous to health and life.

· The right to be protected against dishonest or misleading advertising or labeling.

· The right to choose products and services at competitive prices with an assurance of satisfactory quality .

· The right to express consumer interests in the making and execution of government policy.

· The right to be compensated for misrepresentation, shoddy goods or unsatisfactory services.

· The right to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to be an informed consumer. The right to live and work in an environment which is neither threatening nor dangerous and which permits a life of dignity and well-being.