HANDIGARH: In a first, Amarjeet Singh, a Sikh member of Pakistan Rangers, took part in the traditional Beating the Retreat ceremony at the AttariWagah border on Thursday evening.

Amarjeet is a resident of Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak.

Media reports said he joined the Pakistan army in 2005 and completed training this year, after which he was inducted into the force at the Indo-Pak border. Earlier, Ashok Kumar, a Hindu member of the Rangers, had laid down his life fighting for the Islamic nation in Waziristan.