Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akhtar Hussain Malik


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The result was   keep. postdlf (talk) 00:15, 22 February 2015 (UTC)

Akhtar Hussain Malik

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Listing this for discussion. Research doesn't suggest that we have enough sources to sustain an article for this, there does not appear to be a transwiki to look at, and the sources here do not seem to be high quality. On the other hand, there may be a wealth of non-english sources I'm unaware of in this context, but it's not apparent in any searches I've done over a few days on this. Thargor Orlando (talk) 15:47, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions.  Everymorning   talk  16:39, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 23:18, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
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 * Keep as a general officer per WP:SOLDIER coupled with longstanding precedent and consensus. -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:58, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep probably as he was an Ahmadi, he did not get Pakistani media attention, but nonetheless, he is a notable general. Faizan (talk) 15:52, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep - Looks to satisfy WP:SOLDIER#3. General officer confirms his was the rank in Pakistan. --&mdash;  Rhododendrites talk  \\ 02:21, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment: if the claims can be confirmed, I have no issue with this being kept. We have three keep votes right now that simply assume what is claimed as true, and no sources of any apparent quality to verify it.  Can anyone help on this? Thargor Orlando (talk) 11:50, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * We didn't "assume what is claimed as true". We read the sources and came to a conclusion that on balance of probabilities it probably is. A quick check on Google will reveal many other sources confirming he was a general, some of them pretty reliable. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:32, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, what about these sources is it that puts it forward in a reliable/RS manner, then? There seems to be some confusion as to where I'm coming from on this. Thargor Orlando (talk) 18:23, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Not really. It's perfectly clear that he was a general officer who commanded a division in combat. That's easily sufficient for an article to exist on him. This is "articles for deletion", not "articles for improvement". -- Necrothesp (talk) 11:08, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Keep per WP:SOLDIER, not only a general officer, but a significant leader of a notable battle.
 * --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 06:22, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
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 * --RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 06:22, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
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