• Harcharan Singh was born in 1987 in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan — the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
  He originally joined the Pakistan Army in 2007 at age 20 and was commissioned as an officer after completing training at the Pakistan Military Academy.
• Singh began his career in the Ordnance Corps and later volunteered for a combat role, serving with the 12th Battalion of the Baloch Regiment in operational and border areas.

• Harcharan Singh became the first Sikh officer in the Pakistan Army to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
• Harcharan Singh was born in 1987 in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan — the birthplace of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
• He originally joined the Pakistan Army in 2007 at age 20 and was commissioned as an officer after completing training at the Pakistan Military Academy.
  Singh began his career in the Ordnance Corps and later volunteered for a combat role, serving with the 12th Battalion of the Baloch Regiment in operational and border areas

• Cap (R) Liaqat Ali Malik has been appointed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

• Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, was awarded the Medal of Honour, which is the highest award of the Indonesian Air Force, during his official visit to Indonesia. The award was given in recognition of his efforts to strengthen professional and defense cooperation between Pakistan and Indonesia.

 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched a Rs38 billion Ramazan Relief Package

• The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised its FY26 growth forecast to 3.75–4.75% at its January meeting.
• 0.5 percentage point higher than its previous range,

• Ambreen Jan has been appointed as the new Chairperson of PEMRA.

• The system is designed to verify identities digitally.

• NADRA is responsible for citizen registration and identity verification in Pakistan.

• The Global Corruption Index evaluates corruption levels among 182 countries worldwide. Pakistan’s position at 136th indicates that it falls among the more corruption-affected countries compared to many others in the ranking.