Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iqbal Marwat


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   Delete. Consensus is that the article fails notability as described by Wikipedia's notability guidelines for people notable for only one event. Since the subject did not play a significant role in the event and does not appear to be notable outside of the event, this article does not appear to meet the guidelines for inclusion in Wikipedia.  Malinaccier ( talk ) 06:28, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Iqbal Marwat

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Not notable per WP:GNG and WP:1EVENT.  Greenbörg  (talk)  12:33, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions.  M assiveYR   ♠  12:38, 17 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete per no. received press coverage only for a single event. --Saqib (talk) 17:02, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment I tried to find coverage so we can have a article for that event but that failed too.  Greenbörg  (talk)  16:31, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Sad delete exactly per the nom. L3X1 (distænt write)   )evidence(  19:19, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - as per nom, per WP:1EVENT. Onel 5969  TT me 20:53, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep I think, rather dramatic, significant attack, multiple deaths . Sourcing, rewriting now.  Please give me a few minutes.E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:02, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * WP:HEYMANN I have added a number of sources, expanded article a bit. National/International coverage (BBC, Indian and Pakistani papers).   Some ongoing.  16 people killed in suicide attack - not sure whether this includes the suicide bomber.  Target attack on this police officer, I assume that a Deputy Superintendent of Police is a significant rant because he was being driven in his official car at the time of the attack.  I also assume that the Nom and editors commenting above did not have access to news archive searches.  Suggest that we change title to something like Killing of Iqbal Marwat, or similar.E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:30, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Actually, I just looked an more news article come up on a simple google search of his name: . Article can be expanded even without access to paywalled archive searches.E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:34, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * And by clicking either r"news" or "HighBeam" at the top of this page. I do so wish that Nom would have looked a little harder, or that editors would at the very least click on the tool bar before iVoting.E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:36, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Clicking "News" on the tool bar brings up a number of articles demonstrating impact, and ongoing coverage.E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:40, 25 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Delete. That there's coverage of this event doesn't mitigate the 1Event-ness of the article. Drmies (talk) 23:43, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
 * No, major terrorist attacks are not precluded from notability because they are "events", see WP:NCRIME.E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:28, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * An attack is an event and can be notable. A person is not an event. "People known only in connection with one event should generally not have an article written about them. If the event is notable, then an article usually should be written about the event instead." Drmies (talk) 01:22, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Which, as editors who look up the page will see, is why I have suggested renaming this page and reshaping it as an article about the bombing in which Iqbal Marwat was targeted and killed, along with 15 other human beings.E.M.Gregory (talk) 01:27, 26 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Note I did see some coverage of his activities as a police official that pre-dated the attack; but I am suggesting moving article to a page about the attack, which did kill a lot of people and get a lot of coverage.E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:25, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Terrorism-related deletion discussions.E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:27, 26 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Closing editor, please relist this page because 1.) it was not listed a a terrorist attack and has, therefore, not drawn many editors. 2.) WP:HEY, and 3.) the discussion should shift to the notability of this killing as a targeted terrorist attack that killed 16 people (including the police official who was targeted).E.M.Gregory (talk) 01:31, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - No indication that the incident is notable whether we are referring to the officer alone or the attack as a whole. I'm sure there is a list that can accomandate any concerns by briefly mentioning the incident.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 03:07, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete per User:Drmies and WP:1E. A sad case, but the best that can be said for this person's notability is that they played a minor role (one of 16 killed) in a routine attack.  If there were a page on the attack itself then a redirect might be appropriate, but there isn't and I doubt that the attack itself would be notable.  Lankiveil (speak to me) 05:44, 26 July 2017 (UTC).


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