MESSAGE OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

From time immemorial after descending of the human beings on this planet, the instinct of greed and pursuit for amassing wealth ignited and betrayed them. This damaged the whole civilization and the human values of peace, love and fraternity started vanishing. Then, onwards human relations and values of love and fraternity became conditional to the wealth and fortunes that a man carried. Today also in our most advanced and progressive civilization, human beings are not prepared to let go any anti-human opportunity of adding to their wealth and making their fortunes better. Earning pure and unadulterated wealth to any extent is not prohibited by any religion if it is spent on society's welfare. But living in a human society it is an uncivilized attitude to become eccentric or self centered and safe guard own personal interests at the cost of his fellow human beings.

2. Unfortunately, in many of the traders of our society this haunt for illegal wealth has found deep roots. A variety of tactics, strategies, ways and means are chalked out for putting the public in difficult economic situations and for chiseling their real income. For example creating artificial shortages of essential food & non foods items of public consumption, adulteration, giving less weight items, selling unhygienic and ungenuine sub standard items, overcharging etc. Consequently, purchasing items of basic human needs become quite difficult for the public specially for the poorer segments of the society.

3. We at the Utility Stores by the grace of All Mighty Allah and the support of the Government are trying our best to stablise the prices of essential and other food and non-food items. These stores are operating for the public welfare. The present Government is also committed to provide maximum economic relief to the public for which it has inter alia started a number of projects including mega projects. These efforts are going to reduce poverty and improve the standard of living of our peoples. In line with the policies of the Government, the Utility Stores are playing role of combating inflation and price spiril. Utility Stores retail hygienically fit, genuine, unadulterated items of correct weight at prices lower than the market. Profit making is not our mission. We only charge nominal profit to meet our overhead expenditures. On an average a customer makes savings from 8% to 10% while shopping from the Utility Stores. The public can also play their role for promoting our mission by making a habit of purchasing their day to day requirements from the Utility Stores so that a strong pressure is built against the unscrupulous profiteers and they also start charging reasonable profit from the public, sell pure items of correct weight etc. This will leave positive effects on the economic conditions of the peoples and not only make their life more comfortable but will facilitate them in leading a better life and converting Pakistan into a strong, peaceful and serene country.