Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fakhrul Islam
Well, I hate to dissent, but I feel that this would rise to a little more than . While the assassination seems to be what it prominent in the news right now, there are sources that state that he was the leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/mqm-leader-fakhrul-islam-shot-dead-in-pakistan/1100969/ While much of the press is about the assassination, this is big news in his country. It is also a political assassination, not just an ordinary murder that people often try to spam Wikipedia with. It is also now reported that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, the rival political party, claimed responsibility for the attack which make this a little more than just an assassination, but what can be considered a terrorist attack as it was carried out by a Taliban|terrorist organization (the Taliban). Criterion #2 of  states "Major local political figures who have received significant press coverage" is a criterion for notability.  Although he was only running for political office, he is still a "major local political figure" where he was from and received press associated with such. According to http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-34557212.html this article, he was a target of planned assassinations by the Taliban. I look at this as a "political assassination carried out by a terrorist organization" (my words) as opposed to a politician "known only for getting shot" (words of nominator). So, my opinion is to keep the article or alternatively create an article for Assassination of Fakhrul Islam or Assassination  of Pakistan Provincial Assembly Candidates in 2013 or something similar. Finally, if this does end up with a delete consensus, it should be redirected anyway.  states "the general rule is to redirect to an appropriate page covering the election or political office sought in lieu of deletion." As such, either a redirect or delete consensus should be redirected to Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Member of the Provincial Assembly, or something similar
— User:FoolMeOnce2Times, 15:33, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:ONEEVENT||WP:POLITICIAN||WP:POLITICIAN (Wikipedia:Notability)