You will see the WTC at the end of the video. I am filming on the GT Road and driving to Rawalpindi. I did film this video 27th July 2013.
World Trade Center Islamabad is being developed by the Al Ghurair Giga Pakistan (Pvt.) Limited. The concept of a World Trade Center in Pakistan was promoted by the Vice Chairman of the Group Haji Rafiq Giga.
Al Ghurair Giga is the official licensee of World Trade Centers Association New York, for Islamabad .The World Trade Center Islamabad will be amongst 326 WTC's operating in about 100 countries, with 750,000 affiliations.
The World Trade Center Islamabad was designed by the Malaysian architectural firm, Hijjas Kasturi Associates SDN. The adjacent hotel was designed by Nihon Sekkei of Japan.
The ground breaking ceremony and launching of the World Trade Center Islamabad was done on March '2007.
The World Trade Center, Islamabad is approximately 13 kilometers from the central business district. The World Trade Center-Islamabad is located in the heart of Phase-II of Defence Housing Authority, Islamabad. It is facing the G.T. Road and is situated in the midst of a 330 kanal long commercial strip which will be completely developed by AL Ghurair Giga Pakistan (PVT).
Salient features
The project consists of 3 main parts:
Four levels Shopping Mall
Five Corporate Office Towers
5 Star Luxury Hotel
Shopping mall
The shopping centre will have the following facilities:
Four levels Basement - Shopping Mall Parking/1850 Cars
Four Levels Shopping Mall
Five Levels Office Parking approx. 1600 cars
Level 8 - Podium roof Tower Lobby (9 Units)
Corporate office towers
The World Trade Centre will have a pinnacle height of 175m.
The High-rise Office Towers are:
Tower 1 25 levels[citation needed]
Tower 2 28 levels[citation needed]
Tower 3 32 levels[citation needed]
Tower 4 28 levels[citation needed]
Tower 5 25 levels[citation needed]
Five star hotel
5 Star Luxury Hotel 31 Levels[citation needed]
The Hotel will be connected with WTC and contains:
416 Luxury Suites & Rooms
Convention Centre
Conference & Function Halls
Specialized Restaurants
WTC Club
Spa, Fitness Center & Swimming Pool
Car Parking (5 Levels with 308 Car bays)
Direct Access to Shopping Mall (through Ground Floor of shopping mall)
