Federal govt to abandon utility stores

Lahore: The federal government has decided to shut down the utility stores.

According to the utility store management, the federal government has given two weeks to the utility stores management as the subsidy on the items available at the utility stores has already ended.

According to the management, after the news of the closure of the stores, there is concern among more than 11,000 employees, out of which 6,000 are permanent while other employees are on contract and daily wages.

The utility stores management said that they have been given two weeks to settle the transaction issues with the companies.