Pakistan utility stores hike ghee, cooking oil prices after Imran Khan announces 'relief package'

Nov 03, 2021

Islamabad [Pakistan], November 3 : The Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan on Wednesday hiked the price of ghee and cooking oil just after Imran...

Lahore High Court dismisses plea against 'closure' of utility stores

Sep 12, 2024

A petition challenging the government's decision to "close" the utility stores was dismissed by the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday, according to ARY...

West Bengal: Protestors block Birbhum's Murarai railway station

Aug 06, 2023

Protestors blocked railway tracks at Birbhum’s Murarai station demanding an increase in the number of utility stores and restoration of train halts.

Pakistan's Ramazan relief under scrutiny as poor struggle amid store closures

Feb 20, 2026

Following the shutdown of the Utility Stores Corporation network, financially vulnerable households across Punjab are grappling with mounting difficulties in securing subsidised food items...

Food product prices rise as government's Ramzan relief package ends in Pakistan

May 07, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], May 7 : As the Ramzan relief package of the Pakistan government came to an end, the prices of different food products...

Online booking, home delivery of liquor to begin in West Bengal

May 07, 2020

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 7 : To avoid crowding and minimise footfall at liquor stores, the West Bengal State Beverages Corporation (WBSBCL) has...