Harcharan Singh 19, of Nankana Sahib is the first Pakistani Sikh in the country’s 58-year history who has been commissioned in the Pakistan Army as an officer. The minorities in Pakistan are allowed to sit in all examinations, including the one conducted by Inter Services Selection Board (ISSB), but neither a Hindu nor a Sikh had ever been selected for army service since the country’s inception. Though, many Christians have served in the army. He says that his family migrated to the Northern Areas at the time of partition and in 1970s shifted to Nankana Sahib.