PM Shehbaz approves package for Utility store employees
- 31-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a relief package of Rs. 28 billion for over Utility Stores Corporation (USC) 11,000 employees after the nationwide shutdown of the stores, ARY News reported. According to the Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, all USC operations have been shut down as of today, August 31. […]
Utility Stores Corporation ‘procures’ 15,000MT sugar
- 12-Aug-2024
Utility Stores Corporation (USC) procured 15,000 metric tonnes of sugar at Rs136/kg, ARY News reported on Monday, citing sources. Sources privy to the development said the Utility Stores Corporation procured the 15,000 metric tonnes of sugar under the Prime Minister’s Relief Package. They further said after adding the expenses, the sugar will cost Rs151 to […]
USC proposes historic PM relief package for FY 24-25
- 27-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has proposed the largest Prime Minister package in the Pakistan’s history for the upcoming financial year, seeking Rs 85 billion in the budget, ARY News reported on Monday, citing well informed sources. Sources close to the development disclosed that the USC has proposed Rs 12 billion for the Prime […]
Utility Stores Corporation fixes Rs32000 as minimum wage
- 16-Nov-2023
ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores Corporation on Thursday fixed Rs32,000 monthly minimum salary for daily wage workers, ARY News reported. According to a notification issued, the minimum salary of employees workers on daily wages has been fixed at Rs32000 with effect from July 2023. The notification further said that the pending dues of the employees will […]
Utility Stores Corporation faces rice, flour shortage
- 14-Jul-2023
ISLAMABAD: After sugar, Utility Stores Corporation (USC) is facing a shortage of rice, pulses and flour, ARY News reported on Friday. Utility Stores Corporation is facing a shortage of essential edible items due to the non-issuance of tender for fresh stock. Rice and pulses of different types are not available at USC. Due to the […]
Ghee, cooking oil prices slashed
- 14-Jun-2023
ISLAMABAD: The state-owned Utility Stores Corporation (USC) on Wednesday slashed the prices of cooking oil and ghee of various brands, ARY News reported. The revised prices of different brands of cooking oil and ghee were taken into effect immediately by the state-owned Utility Stores Corporation (USC) with an aim to provide relief to the inflation-hit […]
15pc salary raise for Utility Stores Corporation workers announced
- 07-Oct-2022
ISLAMABAD: The government Friday notified 15pc increase in salaries of employees of Utility Stores Corporation government servants. According to the notification, the salaries of the permanent employees have been increased by 15pc with effect from July 1, 2022. Meanwhile, the daily wages of the contractual employees of the corporation have also been increased by up […]
Utility Stores Corporation’s chairman terminated over misuse of powers: sources
- 18-Jan-2021
Zulqarnain Ali Khan was appointed chairman of the USC in 2018 and an inquiry found him guilty on five counts.
PM Imran Khan directs Utility Stores Corporation to revamp on retail basis
- 31-Jul-2019
A delegation of the Utility Stores Corporation called upon the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan today, ARY News reported.
Utility Stores enhance prices of several general use items
- 27-Jun-2019
According to report, the prices of more than 50 brands of shampoo, soaps and creams have been enhanced upto 20 rupees at utility stores.