Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ghazna Khalid


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The result was delete. Spartaz Humbug! 23:22, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Ghazna Khalid

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The subject is a non-notable medical professional. MistyGraceWhite (talk) 03:20, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. MistyGraceWhite (talk) 03:20, 22 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep This doctor is indeed notable. I don't know why there isn't coverage by local news outlets (presumably due to political reasons), but there is significant coverage (whole articles that are not single mentions about her) and she is a person that has the notability to speak at UNICEF conferences and has been covered by international press including Washington Post, New Delhi Times and Handelsblatt, a German newspaper. Although all international articles cover her quote on the same issue, all these outlets are notable and she has a great significance in medicine to have the right to talk in front of world-class organisations and press. Sources: .WikiAviator (talk) 04:00, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * @User:WikiAviator, these are passing mentions and cannot be used to establish notability. An article should be about the subject, not just mention thier quote. The only article like this is the one on the news, and that is not enough. MistyGraceWhite (talk) 05:00, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 05:50, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Comment We are not only looking at the number of mentions she gets, but the nature of the mentions. Here in the Washington Post mention, she is speaking at UNICEF, which means she is a key member of the board. Although she was mentioned once only, it does not mean the coverage is "trivial".WikiAviator (talk) 06:12, 22 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Delete I'd say the Washington Post article is trivial as far as being a reference for a biography of a living person goes. Since 99% of it is about a subject she is talking about and not specifically about her. She doesn't automatically become notable by association of the topic for being asked about it in the article. The only mention of her specifically says "Khalid, who has conducted extensive research into mother and child health and has written international papers on the subject." I would call that extremely trivial in relation to actually knowing anything about her biographically. Which is what her article is about, not risks to new borns in Pakistan. All the other articles, except for one, seem to be the same thing. Her speaking at UNICEF doesn't automatically make her notable either. As that would be notability through association. UNICEF has a list of speakers for any topic they have had speeches about. The lists are full of people who lack articles because they are not notable by Wikipedia's standards. --Adamant1 (talk) 07:23, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete The sourcing, both in the article and in this AfD, appears to mostly be passing mentions and Ghazna never appears to be the focal point of the coverage. Best, GPL93 (talk) 15:20, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Delete. The news coverage is not about her. She's merely being interviewed about a topic in her field. It's not enough to satisfy WP:N.4meter4 (talk) 01:40, 1 March 2020 (UTC)


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