Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A. F. Ferguson & Co. Pakistan


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The result was no consensus. There is no doubt in my mind that if the sources presented here were written into the article, then this nomnation would have fallen far earlier. There is certainly no consensus to delete it now. (non-admin closure) &mdash; fortuna  velut luna  14:59, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

A. F. Ferguson & Co. Pakistan

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Fails WP:GNG and WP:ORG.  Greenbörg  (talk)  17:35, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 17:37, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 17:38, 1 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete Poorly sourced article for a non-notable organisation. Kind Tennis Fan (talk) 22:41, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete No substantial coverage in independent reliable sources. This company thus fails WP:COMPANY. GeoffreyT2000 (talk, contribs) 22:54, 1 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep The company was founded in 1893 and is the oldest existing accounting firm in Pakistan. It is also the Pakistani subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers, a major international firm, as per pwc.com.pk/en/about-us/firm-history.html and pwc.com.pk/en/about-us.html (PricewaterhouseCoopers in Pakistan is represented by A. F. FERGUSON & CO., a member firm of the PwC network... The firm was established in Karachi in 1908. Thus, it is the oldest established firm of professional accountants in Pakistan. Apart from Karachi, the firm has offices at Lahore, Islamabad and Kabul (Afghanistan)...). Furthermore, it has reasonable coverage in news, web and book references. Therefore, I believe it passes WP:GNG.  Mar4d  ( talk ) 10:43, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * This article says the firm was being sued in 2012 by the Afghan government for auditing irregularities/discrepancies to the tune of $900 million. That is also notable in my view.  Mar4d  ( talk ) 10:51, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: Does anybody else endorse Mar4d's views?

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  11:32, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete no reliable sources×Jacob20162016 (talk) 14:13, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Please see the news and book references linked above, where it has ample coverage in reliable sources.  Mar4d  ( talk ) 16:33, 10 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Keep - per Mar4d. The Sharif family consulted the firm in the Panama Papers case (see: Pakistan Today). Imran Khan also consulted the firm in a case against him (see: Express Tribune). Bloomberg also mentions it in one of its article. When Philip Morris get in trouble they seek you know who (see: The News). - Mfarazbaig (talk) 03:10, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep per Mar4d L3X1 (distænt write)   )evidence(  13:44, 18 August 2017 (UTC)


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