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, Peshawar, Gwadar, Bhurban, Muzaffarabad. and Malam Jabba, and under construction in Multan, Attabad Lake, Mirpur, Hayatabad, and Hyderabad. Pearl-Continental Hotels is a subsidiary of Hashoo Group who also operate Marriott Hotels in Islamabad and Karachi through a franchise system. Hashoo group has recently launched a new

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of four-star hotels by the name of PC LEGACY. PC LEGACY Naran is functional and operating in Naran and another is being constructed in Nasirabad, Hunza. The Pearl-Continental Hotel in Karachi was inaugurated by President Muhammad Ayub Khan on 10 May 1964 and was the first five-star hotel in Pakistan which hosted various prominent figures from across the globe including

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, and King Hussain of Jordan, among others. Cabin crew from

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would stay there during their transits. It was a member of the Leading Hotels of the World for over a decade. A New Hotel was built for Lahore and

in 1967 with another branch opening in Peshawar in 1975.

Karachi Incident

On Thursday night 26 May, 2022 the roof of the 5-star property collapsed down at Karachi's Pearl-Continental Hotel. According to the reports one person was killed and three others injured after the ceiling of the

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caved in on top of them. The incident occurred inside the Marco Polo Hall at the hotel where an event was under way.

Gallery

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References

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