After singer Lata Mangeshkar's demise, Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry wrote, "Wherever Urdu is spoken and understood, there are crowds of people saying goodbye to Lata Mangeshkar." She "was a melodious queen who ruled the world of music for decades", he said. Meanwhile, Pakistan-born investment banker Mir Mohammad Alikhan wrote, "She touched the hearts of the entire subcontinent."