What is the most important story you have covered since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?
ZAHEER: Let me emphasize first: 9/11 was a horrendous event. I don’t have enough words to condemn it. Those terrorists were the biggest enemies of humanity. They defamed Islam, making all Muslims suffer. They forced the United States to adopt harsh policies. The most important story we covered over the last five years was the huge impact of 9/11 on the Pakistani community in the United States. After 9/11, to my estimation, more than 50,000 members of the Pakistani community left the United States – not just voluntarily, but most of them were deported. The U.S. government chartered more than eight flights back to Pakistan. Before 9/11, the United States was the land of opportunity, of civil liberties and human rights – not only for Americans but also for people all over the world immigrating to the United States. But 9/11 changed this country and the whole world. How is your community dealing with the immigration and civil rights issues after 9/11?
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