CSD Pakistan

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.

Canteen Stores Department

Industry	Retail
Founded	1913; 112 years ago (1913)
Headquarters	Rawalpindi, 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
Website	csd.gov.pk

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

History

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]