Pakistani gets top post in New York police's volunteer force.

NEW YORK -- A Pakistani-American police officer has been picked to head the New York Police Department's volunteer force, and he immediately dedicated this singular achievement to his motherland-- Pakistan.

Nasir Saleem, a 30-year veteran of New York police, became the first Pakistani and a Muslim to be appointed as Auxiliary Deputy Chief of the nearly 5,000-strong force which serves in the city's neigbourhoods as the "eyes and ears" of the regular police through foot, vehicle, and bicycle patrols.

"It's a great honour ... I am speechless," Saleem said in an emotionally charged voice. "I dedicate my new title to Pakistan," he told reporters after taking the oath of office as the Auxiliary Deputy Chief on...