My heart goes out to the thousands of Pakistanis and Pakistani-Americans, living in NYC and mourning this week, after the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto.

As a travel industry sales manager in the 90s, I often called on clients in Jackson Heights, Queens. I wiitnessed the tremendous rise influx of immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka around the area of 74th Street and Roosevelt Avenue. Businesses owned by, and catering to, people from the Indian sub=continent dominate that area. I, myself, have eaten many a good meal in those restaurants.

I mourn with you the passing of a truly great and courageous woman. I hope that, out of this tragedy, Benazir Bhutto’s vision will be carried out. I pray for the future of Pakistan.