CSD Pakistan
{{Short description|Pakistani chain of retail stores}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Canteen Stores Department
| trading_name =
| logo = CSD Pakistan Seal.svg
| type =
| owner =
| area_served = Pakistan
| key_people =
| industry = Retail
| products = {{hlist|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}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1913}}
| location = Rawalpindi, Pakistan
| homepage = {{URL|csd.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 across the country.
CSD is run by the Pakistan Army and is funded by the Ministry of Defence.{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1325459 |title=CSD workers injured in attack |date=7 April 2017 |website=Dawn}}
History
CSD was founded in 1913.{{cite web|url=https://www.csd.gov.pk/about-us/|title=CSD The Caring Store|website=www.csd.gov.pk}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2459266/writ-petition-against-csd-incompetent-sc|title=Writ petition against CSD incompetent: SC|first=Hasnaat|last=Malik|date=March 12, 2024|website=The Express Tribune}} 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. In that year, it was succeeded by the Canteen Contractors' Syndicate (CCS).
After the partition of India in 1947, the Canteen Stores Department (India) in Pakistan was renamed as CSD Pakistan.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|1=https://www.csd.gov.pk/}}
{{Pakistan Army template}}
{{Supermarkets in Pakistan}}
Category:Supermarkets of Pakistan
Category:Retail companies established in 1913
Category:1910s establishments in British India
Category:Pakistan Army affiliated organizations