Hashoo Group is a Pakistani

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sectors. It was founded in 1960 by Saddaruddin Hashwani in

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.Company Overview of Hashoo Group of Companies on Bloomberg.com website
Retrieved 9 November 2017

History

Hashoo Group was established in 1960 as ''Hassan Ali & Company'', a commodities trading company based in

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. By the 1970s, it had become one of Pakistan's largest trading companies. However, in 1972, the Government of Pakistan nationalized cotton and rice exports leading the Hashoo Group to diversify into the hospitality sector. In 1978, the group established

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Hotel in

, and then another one in

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in 1981. Both of the hotels were converted into

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brand in the 1990s. In 1985, the group made a successful bid for the majority shares of ''Pakistan Services Limited'', which then owned four

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across Pakistan, the hotels were re-branded into

Pearl-Continental Hotels Pakistan Services Limited, doing business as Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts (also abbreviated to PC Hotels), is the largest chain of five-star hotels in Pakistan with properties in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gwadar, Bhurban, Muzaf ...

. In 1995, Hashoo Group acquired the US-based corporation

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's Pakistan operations (now known as Orient Petroleum Inc.). In 2001, it acquired the ''Destinations of the World'' franchise in Pakistan. In 2012, the group launched Hotel One, a mid-range hotel chain in Pakistan. In October 2013, Tullow Pakistan exited the Pakistani market and sold its assets to Ocean Pakistan Limited, a subsidiary of the Hashoo Group. In March 2016, BHP Billiton sold its Pakistani oil and gas operations to Hashoo Group. In 2016, Murtaza Hashwani, Chairman of Hashoo Foundation, and Deputy Chairman of Hashoo Group took the string of the company on his own hand and lead the legacy of his father further. In 2019, Hashoo Group won 3 CSR awards “Best CSR Practices”, “Women Welfare Empowerment & Development”, and “Education & Scholarships” at 11th Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2019 for the social development works received by Murtaza Hashwani, Deputy Chairman of Hashoo Group.

Companies

Tours and travels

* Pearl Tour & Travels (Pvt) Limited (car rental division) * Pearl Tours & Travels (Pvt) Limited(Tours division) * Trans Air Travels (Pvt) Limited * Destinations of the World - Pakistan * Marriott Hotels, Pakistan *

Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts Pakistan Services Limited, doing business as Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts (also abbreviated to PC Hotels), is the largest chain of five-star hotels in Pakistan with properties in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gwadar, Bhurban, Muzaf ...

with locations in all major cities of Pakistan

Information technology

* Net-21 (Pvt) Limited

Oil and gas

* Ocean Pakistan Limited. * Zaaver Petroleum Corporation Limited * OPI Gas (Pvt) Limited

Minerals

* Zaver Chemicals (Pvt) Limited * Zaver Mining Company Limited * Zaver Oils Limited

Pharmaceuticals

* Gelcaps (Pakistan) Ltd.

Ceramics

* Pearl Ceramics (Previously known as Cera-e-Noor)

Investments

* ''Pakistan Services Limited (PSL) operating

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chain of 6 hotels in Pakistan - listed on the

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Armed with hope, Hashoo Group looks to expand
The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 3 August 2014, Retrieved 9 November 2017 * Hashwani Sales & Services (Pvt) Limited * Hashoo

Trading companies

* Hashoo International (Pvt) Limited * Hasan Ali & Company (Pvt) Limited * Genesis Trading (Pvt) Limited * Muzaffar and Companies

Welfare

* Hashoo Foundation * Umeed-e-Noor * Scholarship

References

External links

Hashoo Group - Official site

Timeline of Hashoo Group
* http://www.pearltours.com.pk
Documentary on Hashoo Group of Companies on YouTube
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