Pearl Continental Hotel
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Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts, often abbreviated as PC, is a hotel chain in Pakistan
. The chain has locations in Rawalpindi
, Lahore
, Karachi
, Peshawar
, Gwadar
, Faisalabad
, Bhurban
, and Muzaffarabad
. The hotel in Karachi is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
The hotels are owned and operated by Hashoo Group
, an Ismaili
business house in Pakistan.
Since 2001 there have been repeated threats and dismissals against workers in the Karachi hotel for trade union activities. In 2003 the International Labour Organization
classified the practices of the management as union busting
.
On June 9, 2009, a bomb outside Pearl Continental Peshawar killed at least 20 and wounded over 70
. The hotel is situated on Khyber Road, a five star hotel popular with VIP's and international tourists.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The chain has locations in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...
, Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....
, Gwadar
Gwadar
Gwadar also known as Godar is a developing port city on the southwestern Arabian Sea coast of Pakistan. It is the district headquarters of Gwadar District in Balochistan province and has a population of approximately 50,000.Gwadar is strategically located at the apex of the Arabian Sea and at the...
, Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, Bhurban
Bhurban
Bhurban is a small town and a hill station in Punjab province, Pakistan. The resort town is named after a nearby forest. It is located approximately 13 kilometres from Murree city.-Government:...
, and Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad
Muzaffarabad is the capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located in Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers...
. The hotel in Karachi is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.
The hotels are owned and operated by Hashoo Group
Hashoo Group
The Hashoo Group was established in 1960 by Saddaruddin Hashwani and is one of the larger conglomorates in Pakistan. The Hashoo Group initially operated as a trading enterprise...
, an Ismaili
Ismaili
' is a branch of Shia Islam. It is the second largest branch of Shia Islam, after the Twelvers...
business house in Pakistan.
Since 2001 there have been repeated threats and dismissals against workers in the Karachi hotel for trade union activities. In 2003 the International Labour Organization
International Labour Organization
The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
classified the practices of the management as union busting
Union busting
Union busting is a wide range of activities undertaken by employers, their proxies, and governments, which attempt to prevent the formation or expansion of trade unions...
.
On June 9, 2009, a bomb outside Pearl Continental Peshawar killed at least 20 and wounded over 70
Pearl Continental hotel bombing
The Pearl Continental hotel bombing occurred on 9 June 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan, in which 17 people were killed and at least 46 people injured. The blast occurred at the five-star Pearl Continental hotel in the city. The force of the explosion caused the hotel to partially collapse...
. The hotel is situated on Khyber Road, a five star hotel popular with VIP's and international tourists.