Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arif Mehmood Alam

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Fails WP:NBIO, WP:1E.

Sources are either trivial coverage or non-WP:RS

• 1) Wikipedia mirror
• 2) Mentions event but not article subject
• 3) Forum post
• 4) Does not mention article subject
• 5) Trivial mention. WP:NOTNEWS coverage of his death. Information about article subject limited to the two sentences "Colonel Arif hailed from Punjab and was serving in the Frontier Works Organisation".
• 6) Literally same link as 5
• 7) Two sentence trivial coverage, and not WP:INDEPENDENT as a military PR wing
• 8) Again, coverage of the event, not the article subject. "FWO also lost one of his officers, Col. Arif Mehmood, during the excavation process." A412 (Talk • C) 06:45, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. A412 (Talk • C) 06:45, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Military-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 12:02, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep He was the commander of Attabad Lake Project officially hired by FWO Pakistan Army. He received Tamgha-e-Basalat and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Yaadgari Shield by Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan) which you can check on ISPR official website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Teeti7 (talk • contribs) 17:21, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Non-notable armed forces member. CharlesWain (talk) 13:53, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Really do you think that he is non notable army person??

• Cadet college Jhelum mentioned him in honourable mentions as Army Officer in Pakistan Army.

• In 2010 he was appointed as Commanding Officer of a well-known project by Pakistan army.

• In 2011 Express News (TV channel) runs a program about her Attabad lake project In which colonel Arif gave briefing on project.

• In 2011 he gave his life during saving his soldiers.

• On his death ISPR give a honourable press release about Arif Mehmood his sacrifice for her soldiers as well as his works and services.

• After his death Express News (TV channel) again runs a program on Arif Mehmood to honour him. He shows iff camera scenes and his story.

• In 2012 he was awarded by Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Tamgha-i-Basalat.

• After some years he was awarded by yaadgari shield from Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan).

• In 2019 92 News runs a short program "Hamary Heros" an autobiography of him on their channel [1]

• All tunnels around Attabad Lake were named after Col Arif Mehmood Tunnels to honour him.

• Defence Housing Authority, Islamabad record a short program to honour him with his family to talk about him and her services.

• In 2021 his brother received his Framed picture as honour from Inter-Services Public Relations from Asif Ghafoor.  Teeti7 (talk) 15:12, 8 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]