Hashoo Group

The Hashoo Group was established in 1960 by Saddaruddin Hashwani and is one of the larger conglomerates in Pakistan. The Hashoo Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. The Hashoo Group business in cotton trading, hospitality, oil and gas exploration and production, information technology, investments, minerals, ceramics pharmaceuticals, travel and tourism, real estate and commodity trading businesses.

The Hashoo Group of Companies includes the Pearl Continental Hotels, Marriott Hotels, and Orient Petroleum International.

List of companies owned by the Hashoo Group

Hotels and resorts

Tours and travels

Information technology

Oil and gas

Minerals

Pharmaceuticals

Ceramics

Investments

Trading companies

Welfare

Pakistan Marriott Hotel bombing

On September 20, 2008, a Hashoo Group-owned hotel in Pakistan's capital Islamabad was bombed when a suicide attacker with an explosive-laden truck detonated the explosives,[1] killing at least 53 people and injuring no less than 266, including foreign guests.[2] The explosion, a truck bomb heard 30 km (19 mi) away in Rawalpindi, occurred at 7:40 P.M. PDT, just hours after newly elected President Asif Ali Zardari addressed Parliament, promising to end terrorism in the country. On 23 September, Sadruddin Hashwani promised to reopen the hotel on 31 December 2008, which would be accompanied by a celebration.[3] In line with his promise, the hotel was reopened before the end of 2008.

See also

References

  1. ↑ YouTube.
  2. ↑ "BBC NEWS - South Asia - Dozens killed in Pakistan attack".
  3. ↑ "BBC NEWS - South Asia - Terror pledge after Pakistan bomb".

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.