LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION paying just tribute to and remembering the 152
Pakistani air crash victims and expressing heartfelt condolences to the
families of those killed on Air Blue Flight 202 in Islamabad, Pakistan

WHEREAS, The plane crashed as it was about to land in the capital,
Islamabad, after having departed from Karachi; the crash occurred while
the plane was flying under manual control at a very low altitude in a
heavy monsoon; and
WHEREAS, After the airplane crashed on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, leav-
ing 152 dead, of whom two were American citizens, a search was initiated
in difficult terrain and bad weather; tragically, the search ended on
Thursday, July 29, 2010, with no survivors found; and
WHEREAS, The death toll caused by Wednesday's plane crash was the
largest domestic airline crash and the worst air disaster involving a
Pakistani airline since September 1992, when a Pakistan International
Airlines Airbus crashed into a mountain in Nepal, killing all 167 people
on board; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body recognizes the economic importance of
safe and reliable air travel to Pakistan and the United States, and to
the close relationship between Pakistani-Americans and Pakistan, and
urges government officials and airline companies to do everything possi-
ble to ensure the safety and security of those traveling by air, so that
tragedies such as this one are averted whenever humanly possible; and
WHEREAS, On behalf of the people of the State of New York, this Legis-
lative Body offers its deepest condolences to the families and loved
ones of those traveling on this flight into Islamabad who were killed,
and pledge their heartfelt support through this time of grief and
sorrow; and
WHEREAS, The Pakistani government has declared a state day of mourning
on Thursday, July 29, 2010; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, This this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to pay
just tribute to and remember the 152 Pakistani air crash victims and
express heartfelt condolences to the families of those killed on Air
Blue Flight 202 in Islamabad, Pakistan; and be it further
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body recognize this day of mourning to
honor the fallen travelers of Air Blue Flight 202 with a day in memory,
and to encourage all New Yorkers to render humanitarian aid to our
Pakistani friends devastated by this tragedy; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Consulate General of Pakistan, 125 E. 65th Street, New
York, New York 10065.