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CSD Pakistan

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Canteen Stores Department
IndustryRetail
Founded1913; 112 years ago (1913)
HeadquartersRawalpindi, Pakistan
Area served
Pakistan
Products
  • Electronics
  • movies and music
  • Crockery and furniture
  • home improvement
  • clothing
  • footwear
  • jewelry
  • toys
  • health and beauty
  • pet supplies
  • sporting goods and fitness
  • auto
  • photo finishing
  • craft supplies
  • party supplies
  • grocery
Websitecsd.gov.pk

Canteen Stores Department, colloquially known as CSD, is a Pakistani state-owned discount retailer chain that operates a chain of supermarkets in cantonments and other military-administered areas cross the country.

CSD is run by the Pakistan Army and is funded by the Ministry of Defence.[1]

History

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CSD was founded in 1913.[2] It traces its origins to the British colonial period in India, where the Army Canteen Board was created as part of the British Navy and Army Canteen Board.[3] While the British organization was dissolved in 1922 and replaced by the Naval, Army and Air Force Agency, the Indian Army Canteen Board continued until 1927.[3] In that year, it was succeeded by the Canteen Contractors' Syndicate (CCS).[3]

After the partition of India in 1947, the Canteen Stores Department (India) in Pakistan was renamed as CSD Pakistan.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "CSD workers injured in attack". Dawn. 7 April 2017.
  2. ^ "CSD The Caring Store". www.csd.gov.pk.
  3. ^ a b c d Malik, Hasnaat (March 12, 2024). "Writ petition against CSD incompetent: SC". The Express Tribune.
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