New York: A New York Street has officially been named after Adeed Fayyaz, a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer of Pakistani-origin who died in a shooting incident, a few months back.
The street renaming ceremony was held in the New York, which was especially graced by the bereaved family of martyred police officer including parents, his widow and children with their presence.
The ceremony was attended by a large number of Muslim community members.
Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Board Member of APPAC Dr. Sadia Tahir, President of APPAC Junior Youth Wing Arsal Ejaz, community’s social figure Raja Hassan and President of New York Police Department Muslim Officers Society (MOS) Inspector Adeel Rana also attended the event.
The US National Anthem was presented at the opening ceremony.
Addressing the ceremony, the father of Martyred Police Officer Adeed Fayyaz said that his son had decided to perform duties in the New York Police Department. He extended his heartfelt thanks to the administration for naming a street in New York after his martyred son.
The mother of the martyred police officer said, “I thank the New York Police Department, including Suffolk County and Nassau County.” I have nothing more to say except memories of my son.
The martyred police officer’s widow thanked the people for coming to the event and said that the New York Police Department, including Nassau and Suffolk County, and the Muslim community are taking care of us. My husband was martyred but he is still alive in my heart.
On this occasion, Inspector Adeel Rana thanked all the community who participated in the ceremony. “We will continue to support the affected family throughout their lives,” he vowed.
Raja Hassan, a social personality of the community who participated in the event, said that the family of Pakistani community hero Adeed Fayaz is not alone, today and will not be alone tomorrow. It was very important that we stand up for the hero of the Pakistani community and I am proud that we have raised a fund of $10,000 for the children of the martyr cop.
Participating in the ceremony, National Board Member of APPAC Dr. Sadia Tahir introduced Arsal Ijaz who is the President of APPAC Junior Youth Wing who, she said has come up with a comprehensive idea regarding the scholarship in the name of Adeed Fayyaz.
APPAC Junior Youth Wing President Arsal Ijaz while announcing the introduction of scholarship in the name of Shaheed Police Officer Adeed Fayyaz said that this program will help the economic needs of the youth, which can be used for civil services, law enforcement agencies and ambulance services.
Speaking at the ceremony, the senior officers of the NYPD paid tribute to the martyred Muslim officer and said that the sacrifice of Adeed Fayyaz can never be forgotten. He did not hesitate to give his life while performing his duty.
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