Utility stores

Most consumers unable to purchase items for 'not being registered with BISP'

A 20 kg bag of flour, priced at Rs2792 in the market, being sold at Rs2840 in utility stores

Rate of small packet of baby diapers shoots up to Rs1,700

Items as essential as milk and tea will be sold at increased rates

Ghee, oil, mixed pudding, chillies and custard witness up to Rs90 per 5kg increase

Senate panel told targeted subsidy will be launched at Utility Stores

ECC meeting today also expected to set support price of cotton

Hike in prices ahead of offering subsidy raises eyebrows

Notifies new board with Ministry of Industries and Production secretary as chairman for three months

Committee warns of audit performance of USC, chair says production order of Khawaja Asif to be issued in next meeting

PM voices concern; process will now be completed by June 2021

Chairman Zulfikar declares USC ‘a corruption den’; accuses MD of not doing his job properly

Asad Umar says existence of ERP is a prerequisite

Summary for implementation of essential services act sent to cabinet

USC announces a new set of rates for the holy month of Ramazan

USC zonal manager says daily-use items available at cheaper rates

Total cost of package is Rs8.7b; USC will sell flour at existing prices

A reduction of Rs5 to Rs30 has been made in the rates of dal chana, dal masoor and ghee

Firdous says PTI govt will ensure stability in prices, quality and availability of food items at utility stores

Complaints received that FBR officials coercing shopkeepers, owners to install POS system

Cardholders will be provided with essential items worth Rs3,000 at Utility Stores each month

PM Imran formally approves Rs7 billion relief package for USC

Utility Stores Corporation will, however, be further subsidised to keep prices stable

PM Imran says decision taken to reduce prices of essential commodities

State-owned enterprise shuts down over 400 outlets in different cities across country

Razak Dawood says an investment of over Rs1 billion is expected in auto sector

Call upon govt to notify acceptance of their demands

Utility Stores Corporation has cancelled the licenses of 15 franchises on charges of overpricing in Multan region

Citizens say government has failed miserably in controlling prices

Utility stores will provide 19 essential commodities at subsidised rates

Also proposes a bailout package of Rs3.4b to rescue loss-making state-run utility

Recommendation is aimed at reviving fortune of USC

50 corruption cases registered against utility stores operators

Legislator says these stores are not for well-off families

Insists directors have no executive powers to remove top officers

Calls the proposal for removing top USC officers ‘entirely illegal’

Recommends removal of two officers for refusing to buy sugar at a high price