US appoints first-ever Pakistani-American New York inspector

The New York Police Department (NYPD) made history by appointing its first-ever Pakistani-American deputy inspector Adeel Rana.

In a tweet, the Pakistan Embassy in the United States (US) congratulated Rana for the achievement.

Rana also took to Twitter and shared a video from the ceremony. It can be seen that as his name was called out, many of his colleagues are shouting with joy.

“What a great moment to hear cheers of coworkers, friends, family & community members when my name was called for promotion to Deputy Inspector. A historical moment indeed!”, he said.

Last year, Rana made history when he became the first Muslim-American to be appointed as Commanding Officer of a precinct in the force’s history.