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15yr old Manbir Kaur from Nankana Sahib district of Punjab brings laurels to the Entire Sikh Community by securing 1,035 marks out of 1,100 in Secondary School Examination this year. Her achievement is no mean feat in a country where Sikhs comprise only 1% of the population. Pakistan Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee also announced to set […]

15yr old Manbir Kaur from Nankana Sahib district of Punjab brings laurels to the Entire Sikh Community by securing 1,035 marks out of 1,100 in Secondary School Examination this year.

Her achievement is no mean feat in a country where Sikhs comprise only 1% of the population.

Pakistan Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee also announced to set up a fund for brilliant Sikh students and initially donated Rs 1 million for the fund. She has rekindled a new hope to the Sikh Community!

Manbir’s father Giani Prem Singh is the head granthi at Gurdwara Sri Nankana Sahib, some 80 km from Lahore.Their house is not away from Gurdwara Janamasthan, the birth place of Baba Guru Nanak. “The whole family is delighted over her brilliant performance. Manbir used to study 12 hours a day and her hard work paid off,” he said, adding that the Sikh community in the district is proud of his daughter.

More than 200 Sikh families reside in Nankana Sahib. Manbir is mulling to join a private college in Lahore. By virtue of her good marks, she is entitled to a scholarship for both the government and private institutions. Manbir has applied for a pre-medical course as she wants to become a doctor.

~ Source: HindustanTimes

Manbir’s success is not ordinary for she is a true daughter of Guru Nanak dev Ji!