Harcharan Singh

Harcharan Singh

Harcharan Singh (born 1986), is the first Sikh officer to be recruited in the Pakistan Army. He was born in Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak.

Early life

Harcharan passed his matriculation from the Government Guru Nanak High School and passed his FSc (pre-engineering) in 2004 from Forman Christian College, Lahore. He then passed Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB) examination in 2006 after failing once.

Graduation

Harcharan was commissioned into the army by the Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on 27 October 2007 at Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).

Harcharan had told reporters

External links

* [http://www.dhartipakistan.com/2007/11/01/harcharan-singh-sikh-officer-pakistan-army/ Pakistan Army recruits first Sikh officer]

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