NEW YORK: Waheed Akhter becomes the the first Pakistani American ever toreach rank of Captain in New York Police Department with his dedications.

Waheed, hailing from Mandi Bahauddin, migrated to US in June 1998 withDiversity Lottery Visa. He worked hard at odd jobs until he joined the NewYork Police Department. With his dedication, Waheed became the firstPakistani American to achieve the rank of Captain in NYPD.

“Of course America is a land of opportunities, however, I had never dreamedto come to US and settle here, “ Waheed told media.

“I worked at grocery shop, gas station and also ran yellow cab here, andcompleted my education. Later I joined police force,” he narrated his storyof joining the police.

Akhtar father of four joined the NYPD in January 2005. He served in TransitDistrict 34 as a Police Officer and in October 2010 was promoted toSergeant. He served in this supervisory position in the 77 Pct. and theInternal Affairs Bureau.

He then proceeded to the rank of Lieutenant and served in the 83 Pct and iscurrently assigned to Organized Crime Control Bureau.

“My father was Sub Inspector in Punjab police, my brother is also in policedepartment so I decided to join police force here in US,” he replied whenasked about joining the police.